Kelly Mackenzie Sinclair’s multidisciplinary practice responds to the wider sociological significance of her own life experiences. The personal is political. She writes poetry, creates drawings and makes films about relationships, trauma and the complicated culture surrounding the fat, female body.

In September 2021, for her first major solo show, Kelly presented a new body of work at ‘a space’ arts’ headline venue, God’s House Tower. In the lead up to the exhibition however, Kelly suffered a period of ill health. Working closely with the ‘a space’ team, Kelly adapted her plan for the show and exhibited a series of drawings, a collection of poetry and a work-in-progress: a short film titled Back to the Waves. A year on and Kelly has recovered from her injury and completed the film.

You can watch Kelly’s film Back to the Waves by heading to our YouTube channel here

Back to the Waves was written and directed by Kelly Mackenzie Sinclair and commissioned by ‘a space’ arts and exhibited at God House Tower in Autumn 2021. The film will be available to view online for six weeks starting on Sunday 11th September, exactly a year to the day that her exhibition opened at God’s House Tower.