Darcy Whent (b. 2002, Wales) is a painter exploring the themes and ideologies that come with the idea of motherhood, in particular the dysfunctional responsibilities that we anticipate of the mother. Through the use of personal inquiry and autofiction, Whent turns to painting and drawing within her practice. Throughout her work, there are dialogues with recurring protagonists and motifs. Using found imagery along with personal archives, she constructs and forms narratives, revisiting the grief from the perspective of the present through the manipulation of paint. Whent challenges the notion of memory and truth, recreating a sort of universal form of childhood to develop an understanding of consequence, social barriers, and the possibility of inherited behaviours.