Chris is very much aware of the lack of a motif ‘library’ in his creative life. A person with Celtic heritage, for example, can draw on a broad and extensive range of symbols, history and language. In a similar vein, people who subscribe or belong to various sub-cultural groups or have had, for example, some form of traumatic experience have this ‘luxury’ as well.
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Elisa Markes-Young

Trying to navigate between the Polish origins, German influences and Australian surroundings, Elisa recognizes that self-reflection is crucial to her identity: It is a reflection on the variations of her ‘handed-down’ identity. Elisa feels that because of this she is in a constant process of destruction and restoration. Read more...

 

Christopher Young

Christopher Young’s work explores a self-perceived lack of identity and the struggle to either establish or discover some form of ‘I’. There is a fine balancing act between creating an idealistic perception of self and acknowledging any factors that predefine this ‘I’. Read more...

 

Right: What I Am #29, Christopher Young, 2005, Limited Edition of 10 Signed, Unframed Inkjet Prints, 650 x 675mm

What I Am