Fragments of Hamlet

Fragments of Hamlet started with something I already loved before I ever thought about turning it into art: theatre.

I often go into London to see plays, and Hamlet has always been one of our household favourites. This piece came from wanting to take that admiration for the written work and translate it into another form — from words and performance into colour, texture and image.

I wanted the artwork to carry some of the things I associate with Hamlet: drama, mystery, history and the beauty of classic literature. The panels became a way of playing with those ideas without trying to simply illustrate the play.

What surprised me was how much could come from such a limited colour palette. Working mainly with black, gold and white created more contrast than I expected, while the different textures added another layer to the piece. And don't worry — no real books were harmed in the making of it.

For me, Fragments of Hamlet is about that meeting point between different kinds of creativity — theatre, literature and visual art.

I hope it gives you a little feeling of poetry, culture and mystery, while leaving enough space for you to bring your own interpretation to it.

This is an original one-of-a-kind set of four artworks.

Dimensions: 4 × 20 × 20 × 1.5 cm panels
Medium: Mixed media on canvas — burned paper, acrylic paste, gold spray and paint
Signed: By Hoza