Nov 1, 2018 | Art, Artworks, Exhibitions, Featured
Having lived with long term depression and anxiety, I used goat skin leather to create a series of mask-like sculptures modeled off my own face. The fixed expressions play with the idea of “putting on a face” as a defense mechanism. The work aims to explore the duality of anxiety, with the title “Familiar” exploring the alter ego or “buddy” creating a sense of familiarity while also referencing the smothering sensation of distress and inadequacy. This series of leather sculptures has featured in Piss Poor Effort at 107 Projects and Stillness at gaffa....
Aug 13, 2017 | Art, Artworks, Exhibitions, Featured, Video
Ladies Lounge (2017) is an installation and ongoing project that explores women’s bodies as sites of trauma for the purpose of entertainment in genre films. The series is in commemoration of those women “slain in battle” and is presented as a series of tapestries with accompanying video installation. Each image is the aftermath of an act of violence, with each victim female. By distilling each act down into static stitched frames the images are confused and abstracted. While violence against women is often fetishised on screen, it is worth noting that genre films (particularly Horror) have often been responsible for placing women in unconventional roles, way ahead of mainstream film. The time consuming method reflects the sycophantic execution of these scenes while pulling into question the slippery dichotomy of “women’s work” and the roles we play as victims, perpetrators and heroes. Ladies...
Jun 13, 2016 | Art, Artworks, Featured
This is the second work in the Mattress Series. Working with the time consuming technique of beading, I used the mattress as a signifier of intimate space within relationships. The technique of beading encircles and enhances the indelible marks left behind on an object which has come in close contact with the body. The sweat, blood, cum and fluids of sexual acts, emotional outpourings or bodily accidents all become individual markers in a narrative of intimacy. The private life of the artist is presented in the gallery space. ...
Jun 10, 2016 | Exhibitions, Featured
Curated by Amy Gardner and Celine Roberts, Transmute at 107 Projects investigates the question of who we are in the context of our formative relationships. Featuring the multidisciplinary works of twelve artists, Transmute explores the connections which inform, sculpt or reshape us from the deeply personal to the fleeting. From textiles to photography to kinetic sculpture, 107 Projects presents an exhibition to delight the senses and entice the mind. Come touch, see and feel these works, immerse yourself in the weird and wonderful and allow these artists to explore, disrupt and interrogate the fabric of self. Featuring works by: Meng-yu Yan, Gillian Lavery, Kay Orchison, Sophie Clague, Hamish Ta-me, Lisa Tolcher, Hannah Toohey, Jane Bransgrove, Jarrah Flanagan, Katie Anderson, Asya Vaughan, Amy Gardner, Celine Roberts...
