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Tess Williams’s performance patterns reflect the process of developing strong foundations in kinaesthetic intelligence (or muscle memory) through discipline and repetition in order to reach the heights of expression.
Tessa’s background as a dancer and yoga teacher are primary influences in her practice. Her work is an exploration of ritual and meditation, prominent forces in her cultural experiences being an Indonesian Australian, these rituals are translated into physical meditation in her adult life primarily through yoga practice.
Discipline and ritual are enforced through the repetitive hand drawn projections influenced from batik and Islamic prayer mats.