Sally Sheinman - Number 951: Being a Child of God, inspired by Barra Gustafson

£950.00

Giclée print
49.5 x 55 cm
2026

For over two decades, I have transformed people’s answers into art. Through participatory projects, I have invited individuals to respond to questions about identity, hope, worry, celebration and what it means to be human. Their responses have become the foundation of my artistic practice. WHAT MAKES YOU/YOU? is the culmination of this approach. Rather than beginning with physical appearance, I begin with what a person chooses to reveal about themselves. Each response becomes the starting point for a digital portrait, created painstakingly by me on an iPad. The submitted image, Number 951: Being a Child of God, inspired by Barra Gustafson, is part of the WHAT MAKES YOU/YOU? project. It translates a response into a visual language of colour, form, symbolism and feeling. I am not illustrating the participant’s words; I am interpreting them. Through research, intuition, experimentation and hours of concentrated drawing, I search for an image that feels truthful. The apparent immediacy of digital technology is balanced by a slow process, often working pixel by pixel. Together, these portraits explore identity, difference, culture, individuality and connection.

Giclée print
49.5 x 55 cm
2026

For over two decades, I have transformed people’s answers into art. Through participatory projects, I have invited individuals to respond to questions about identity, hope, worry, celebration and what it means to be human. Their responses have become the foundation of my artistic practice. WHAT MAKES YOU/YOU? is the culmination of this approach. Rather than beginning with physical appearance, I begin with what a person chooses to reveal about themselves. Each response becomes the starting point for a digital portrait, created painstakingly by me on an iPad. The submitted image, Number 951: Being a Child of God, inspired by Barra Gustafson, is part of the WHAT MAKES YOU/YOU? project. It translates a response into a visual language of colour, form, symbolism and feeling. I am not illustrating the participant’s words; I am interpreting them. Through research, intuition, experimentation and hours of concentrated drawing, I search for an image that feels truthful. The apparent immediacy of digital technology is balanced by a slow process, often working pixel by pixel. Together, these portraits explore identity, difference, culture, individuality and connection.