Anousha Payne's practice is rooted in stories with rich, historical legacies passed down through generations, evolving through personal adaptations and embellishments. By fusing moral dilemmas, magic, immateriality, and metamorphic characters, Payne explores narratives surrounding human interaction, communication, and simple gestures or expressions. Her work questions the boundaries between personal experience and myth by playing with the performative power of objects. Drawing inspiration from her dual Irish and Indian heritage, she weaves cultural stories and characters into her sculptures and paintings to create a lexicon and iconography that are all her own.