Issue 8_Focus from the AOP_August 2026 - Flipbook - Page 47
LOUISE HAGGER
FOOD ANCHORS RISOGRAPHS
Just as rice forms the foundation of a meal,
these new experimental collages build upon
memories of home. I’ve been weaving
together textures, floral motifs, and a
recurring gingham print to trace an
introspective journey connecting my
mother’s migration by sea from Malaysia to
England with the culinary anchors that
continue to root us today. Risograph printing
complements this analogue process,
emphasising the rich palette of my
photographs with vibrant rice bran oil inks.
Rice is the literal and symbolic glue of our
culture, connecting us to family dinners and
ancestral roots; it is pivotal to ceremony,
ritual, and daily sustenance.
Food is the foundation of my artistic practice
—a blueprint for showing care. It’s a principle
inherited from my Malaysian-Chinese
mother, whose standard greeting is not
