SARAH FERTIKH IS A MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTIST BASED IN NEW YORK, WASHINGTON D.C., AND PARIS. SHE IS CURRENTLY WORKING ACROSS PAINTING, TATTOOING, PRINTMAKING, JEWELRY, GLASS, AND MORE. AS THE FOUNDER AND CREATIVE DIRECTOR OF THE VAULT, HER PRACTICE IS ROOTED IN CURIOSITY, CRAFTSMANSHIP, AND AN ONGOING EXPLORATION OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE HUMAN.

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RATHER THAN BEGINNING WITH A PREDETERMINED CONCEPT, FERTIKH APPROACHES EACH BODY OF WORK INTUITIVELY, ALLOWING MATERIALS, PROCESS, AND INSTINCT TO GUIDE THE OUTCOME. THEMES OF IDENTITY, MEMORY, CONNECTION, VULNERABILITY, AND TRANSFORMATION NATURALLY EMERGE THROUGH HER WORK, INVITING VIEWERS TO FORM THEIR OWN INTERPRETATIONS RATHER THAN OFFERING A SINGLE NARRATIVE. SHE BELIEVES THAT MEANING IS CREATED IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE ARTWORK AND THE INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCING IT.

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WHETHER WORKING WITH ACRYLIC PAINT, CYANOTYPE, METAL, GLASS, OR THE HUMAN BODY THROUGH TATTOOING, FERTIKH TREATS EVERY MEDIUM AS ANOTHER LANGUAGE THROUGH WHICH TO INVESTIGATE MARK-MAKING AND EMOTIONAL EXPRESSION. EACH DISCIPLINE INFORMS THE NEXT, CREATING A PRACTICE THAT MOVES FLUIDLY BETWEEN FINE ART, DESIGN, AND FUNCTIONAL OBJECTS.

THROUGH THE VAULT, FERTIKH CONTINUES TO BUILD AN EVOLVING ARCHIVE OF COLLECTIONS THAT CELEBRATE EXPERIMENTATION, CRAFTSMANSHIP, AND THE QUIET BEAUTY FOUND IN EVERYDAY HUMAN EXPERIENCE, ENCOURAGING VIEWERS TO DISCOVER MEANING FOR THEMSELVES.