This year TRAILS finalists included artists from across Australia. The works reflected a range of media, techniques and experience, providing viewers with a broad spectrum from which to cast their People's Choice vote.
Colonial-settler narratives emphasise being “born and bred” in a place, as evidence of belonging. As a migrant I am a perpetual newcomer, precariously teetering between be(ing) and longing. Paper houses imprinted with native /non-native plants, performatively stitched, coated in protective beeswax and balanced on a river pebble, represent these tensions.
Exhibited at Argyle Gallery - Julia Street Creative Space, 2024
Held on the lands of the Gunditjmara people, we wish to acknowledge them as the Traditional Owners and we pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.