The exhibition -- which will run at Spiro Ark from 11-28 May, 2010 -- is Ali's representation of her father, the brave soldier, who served in the Israeli army during Israel's Six Day War and who was incredibly strong and brave during his battle with cancer. The black butterfly represents Ali's sense of loss and hope as her father's spirit and soul enters her. Ali's father, Hanania Miller, was a talented artist himself -- an award-winning photographer whose captivating, emotive and ground-breaking photography of life at war appeared in numerous publications including Time and Life magazines.

Ali's work has been strongly influenced by her father's art and life, which can be seen by the exhibition she has put together. Ali Miller said: "The pieces show elements of my dad's cancer journey but they also show that his life, soul and spirit still live on in me and the world around me." The exhibition offers an intensely powerful narrative of Ali Miller's experiences during her father's cancer journey. It visualises her father's rapid deterioration and pain, and the suffering and loss both he and Ali went through. It also portrays a sense of hope, as the artist's cathartic work is made to offer support to those who have suffered from cancer to connect with the pieces, giving them an emotional release -- offering a sense of strength and optimism for the future.

The showpiece displays are boxed assemblages created from personal objects from the family home -- including her father's photographs, coat and magazines --, decomposing flowers and religious objects. Ali's exhibition also contains paintings, screen printing and collage with her father's photographs, which are subverted and reinvented by her intimate and emotionally charged look at her father's life.

Ali's work is an amalgamation of personal experiences, family history, religion and identity and the relationship between the individual to the material. This is conveyed in Ali's design perspective, which is an unusual combination, creating artwork of remarkable intimacy and harmonious composition.

Ali, 29, who lives in Muswell Hill, has recently shown at Liberty of London, Virgin Trains (Euston Station), the Bacon Lane Gallery, the Truman Brewery and the Tricycle Theatre, and various other London spaces. She worked in the creative departments of London's most prestigious department stores, including Fortnum and Mason, Harvey Nichols and Selfridges.

For more information about Ali Miller visit: www.alimiller.co.uk