Reclamation

 

 

 

In 2018 i was part of Arts Access Victoria’s new professional development program, “Nexus”. We talked about “disruption” and where art comes in. We were also invited to be artists in residence at The Other Film Festival and make art to the theme of “light and dark”. This collage, made from my hospital notes, would have to be one of the most meaningful pieces of art I have made. What do they say, when life throws you lemons, make lemonade, or art in this case. I dedicate this collage to all survivors of the mental health system, a system which kills rather than saves many people, which leaves scars the system cannot begin to understand.