Simon Says/Dadda is a work that explores father/daughter relationships. Stemming from a desire to highlight Black and Asian women as well as non-binary individuals and their experiences to counter the historical silencing of their voices, Simon Says/Dadda includes the direct testimonies of a number of these individuals, collected via gatherings across the UK, sharing their own stories.

Working over a longer period of time to allow for deeper connections and evolutions to manifest, the work has drawn together mediums that previously have been kept separate, to generate a whole. With a title referencing patrilineal relationships, ‘Simon’ is the artist’s father, and ‘Dadda’ was the Grandfather on her Mother’s side; ‘Dadda’ is also used as a term in Patois (the Caribbean/Jamaican dialect) to reference ‘Father’. Looking at intergenerational legacy and father/daughter relationships, it is these affinities that form the foundation for the show and is the mainstay of the 3-channel installation; exploring familial love languages.