I participated in Lamington Drive's 2023 'Studio Sessions', which resulted in three weeks of on-site production at the Collingwood gallery with three other artists: Niqui Toldi, Tim Sta-Ana and Sarah Nguyen.

Our group show titled 'What I Am (What I'm Not)', ran from April 28 - May 20.

I produced six artworks and a screen printed long sleeve shirt. 

‘Chronic Back Pain’
Gouache, foam core, arches paper
50.8 x 60.96 cm
‘C.R.E.A.M (Chips Rule Everything Around Me) Shirt
Title lettering designed by me!
Gallery photography by On Jackson Street
My works for Lamington Drive explored themes of chronic pain, shame, comfort and existing in a larger body. Over the last few months living in chronic pain and spending more time in bed, I have found myself returning to themes of food as comfort, intuitive eating and the rejection of diet culture. The use of food as a salve for pain and stress has become a recurring motif throughout this period.

Chip packets become blankets, the tens machine a trusted companion and my heat pack is exhausted from being put in the microwave so often. These colourful characters stem from my imagination as an escape from this world and my body, both of which I have felt defeated by. 

Using the bright and eye-catching colours of these products and imbuing them with character and expression, displays how humour can be used to combat hardship. By reframing what could be considered shameful in cartoonish charm, I hoped to show that safety and comfort looks different to everyone.

‘Studio Drawings’ detail
Ink on Arches Paper
21 x 29.7 cm

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I respectfully acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which I live and work, specifically the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the Kulin nation.
I pay respect to their Elders, and to the history, legacy and contemporary cultures of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.