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Maria Balshaw on her choice of
Between the Two my Heart is Balanced
Currently at Tate St Ives, this is a powerful expression of black female creativity. Two women command the foreground, their ocean journey taking them to a destination we don’t know. The bars of colour between them, the artist says, are maps the women have rejected and torn; the painting suggests the women are re-navigating histories and geographies from a female perspective. This alternative exploration of the movement of peoples suggests an open and empowering future—a message that resonates with me.
Maria Balshaw is the director of the Tate