Art serves as a tool for self-reflection, existence and identity. Give Voice to the Self celebrates the young and diverse community by embracing individuality.
Art serves as a tool for self-reflection, existence and identity. Give Voice to the Self celebrates the young and diverse community by embracing individuality.
The participatory project presents reproduced artworks by young artists aged from 12 to 22 on construction hoardings at the QEII Square from June to December 2022. Participants were invited to create narrative self-portraits delineating a story of their own, depicting objects that convey special meanings, advocating for societal challenges, or experimentally tracing psychological worlds. It provides an opportunity to explore existence and identity, which constitutes the essence of Albury’s young community. Young creatives were encouraged to probe self-reflection, existence and identity, whether it splashes bliss, vitality, struggles, or uncertainty.
The diversity of voices shared in the exhibition is fostered by individual artists and local community groups including Murray High School, Purple Chicken Art Collective, James Fallon High School and Teen Art School of Murray Art Museum Albury (MAMA).
Alannah Barnes, Alex Cottrill, Alexander Leeworthy, Amara, Ave de Vries, Ben Low-Griffith, Bonnie Swardropper, Brodie Taylor, Charlise Webb Stowe, Chloe Shephard, Ebony Heinjus, Ella Walsh, Freya Saunders, Giselle Huecta, Goodluck Irakoze, Hollie Goldsworthy, Harry Stewart, Hope Trethowan, Isabella Clark, Isabelle Raiven, Isabelle Rebetzke, Jacinta Clarke, Jodie Guy, Joselyn Hurd, Kate Sinclain, Lauren, Lillian Thompson, Linda Panozzo, Lizzy Doherty, Macey Thorp, Meg Pargeter, Olive Cribbes, Riley Dinan-Mann, Savanah Heathcote, Sonam Yangdon
“I’ve created an artwork that reflects my visual interpretation of what I believe mental health to look like. I’ve titled this artwork ‘Ecosystemic Complexity’, and it represents how no matter how bad or hard it gets, there is always an option to get a hold of your life and manage it well enough that it thrives under harsh circumstances.” — Jodie Guy
“My work explores issues of identity through the process of art. This work provides me with a space of self-reflection of my own psyche and world views. It enables me to symbolise my own struggles with identity.” — Olive Cribbes
“This piece of work is about the hundreds of thoughts that fill my head and how much I enjoy being given the chance to unleash my imagination through my artwork” — Alannah Barnes
“The work is about that even though I may be in a dark space, I am still humorous about this” — Kate Sinclain
“Sometimes your friends can be the best way of bringing out yourself. I depicted my friend because they have a great personality and positive affect on me” — Savanah Heathcote
Images: Installation Views of Give Voice to the Self by various artists, 2022, Photographed by Jeremy Weihrauch.
