Artist Georgia Dymock participated in The Las Cicadas Residency in Ibiza, with the support of the Corinthian Contemporary Art Partnership. The residency offered a dedicated period for the artist to further develop her distinctive painterly language and expand her ongoing exploration of constructed environments and psychologically charged figurative scenes.
Working in oil on linen, Dymock’s process often begins through digital composition and modelling, where fragmented architectures and stylised figures are assembled before being translated into painting. This movement between digital construction and painterly execution allows her to create immersive pictorial spaces that feel both theatrical and intimate. Within these carefully staged environments, simplified figures move through imagined landscapes that blur the boundaries between interior worlds and speculative terrains.
While researching the island’s mythology, Dymock encountered Tanit, the chief deity of Carthage, alongside Es Vedrà, the magnetic spiritual and mystical landmark long associated with the legends of Homer’s sirens in The Odyssey. These references informed her thinking during the residency and became a point of departure for the development of new work. Reflecting on these mythological figures, the dymock notes: “I like the powerful contradiction that sirens embody, beauty and danger existing together. They symbolise temptation, illusion, and the seductive pull of things that can both enchant and destroy.”
The residency follows a period of growing recognition for the artist. Dymock’s work was presented institutionally for the first time at Firstsite Museum, and she was subsequently awarded the ACS Studio Prize, further marking the increasing visibility of her practice within contemporary painting.
