Roberta De Caro is in her second year as a part time MA Art & Material Histories student. Her current project focuses on parsley, not as an ordinary garnish, but as the little known, but widely practiced abortifacient that produces a tragically high mortality rate.
Revisiting the historical cultural significance of parsley and its symbolic status today as a symbol of abortion rights, Roberta’s timely research focuses on trauma by considering the embodiment of personal and cultural histories in a material and its processes.
Tracing the roots of transgenerational trauma in her own family, Roberta’s research project entitled ‘System Failure’ reveals some of the darker material narratives of our everyday lives.
