# Project Description Lost Present Basia (Barbara) Toth Summary Final work My practice progressed from fine art-based media towards illustration, visual communication, and editorial-style work due to my interest in dissecting a topic through thorough research, so it can be visually expressed without the overcomplicating nature of words. If I use text, I like an allegorical and metaphorical approach. A favourite topic to illustrate is human relationships and associated narrative with autobiographical objects, within that, visualising nostalgia through sentimentality evoked by tactile objects. My major project in progress is the continuation of the theme because it investigates the link between the distant home and the natural human response of wanting to return to it in the present through physical material. I use combined methods of both digital and analogue media including lino and woodcut print, and mark-making methods, such as drawing with handmade tools. My practice progressed from fine art-based media towards illustration, visual communication, and ... College Camberwell College of Arts Course MA Illustration Graduation year 2024 In this ongoing project, I'm exploring cultural identity through sensory memory within the diaspora and their cultural concerns such as the feeling of displacement. For the foreigner, creating familiarity within a new living environment is a vital emotional reminder of a faraway home. The living space in which one may practice individual customs and rituals is often limited. So how does one preserve a sense of cultural belonging and establish familiarity within the home? A great method is through organic ingredients and dishes, shared or enjoyed alone. By sprinkling cultural ingredients into our dishes, and lives, we keep the taste of culture and home alive. This project pays homage and celebrates old customs that never truly died within us. It takes a familiar shape and feeling through smells, tastes, and textures of heart-warming dishes and consumable ingredients. I gave it the title 'Lost present' referring to a strong memory evoked in the present through sensory experience (sense, touch, smell, or hearing). It's a vivid yet fleeting moment of the past that comforts us in the present. Final work Weeding and Nourishing Culture The roots of culture need constant care and weeding. Painting Eggs with Onion Skin The act of colouring with natural ingredients such as onion skin is traditional and simple, and its decorative outcome makes the ambiance of the home special and somewhat rustic. Apple Seeds Eating the inside of the apple seeds feels completely ordinary until you eat them in front of others. Then, it becomes an exciting story that is worth exploring. Research and process Material studies Raw illustration in progress Share this project In this ongoing project, I'm exploring cultural identity through sensory memory within the diaspora and their cultural concerns such as the feeling of displacement. For the foreigner, creating familiarity within a new living environment is a vital emotional reminder of a faraw... A link to this page has been added to your clipboard Browse related work Being Human Identity Materiality CulturalIdentity Food