Mae Nicolaou

infomation

Mae Nicolaou (b. 1997, Dublin, Ireland) is a visual artist based in London, UK, currently pursuing a Master’s in Fine Arts at Goldsmiths, University of London.

Her work, which oscillates between the figurative and the supposedly functional, finds its centre in the margins. She engages with the small, overlooked accompaniments of everyday life, activated by an interest in the covert. In its quiet contemplation of the mundane, her work addresses the impermanence of existence, serving as a marker of our need for comfort and affirmation.

Nicolaou’s practice explores this need as a source of unease, often tracing it back to material things: her body and how she neglects it; the earth and how she wastes it; the endless flow of objects that pass through her hands only to end up discarded. Choosing experience over reference as a methodology, she begins with the collection and selection of materials. She combines sculptural techniques with appropriated objects, transforming them through making, placing, and arranging. This deliberate process, developed specifically for her practice, enables her to activate her thoughts and ideas.