Art Residency

Art Residency Police Point 2021 & 2022

I have been privileged to be granted two previous residencies at Police Point.
My first, 2021, I immersed myself in the environment, walking the many tracks of the Park culminating in a series of sketches titled Pathways. I also set about understanding and recording the delicate coastline along Port Phillip Bay.

As a woman, it was important to establish a connection to land because of its historic importance to the Bunurong People, who had been here for 40,000 years, as a place for women’s ceremonies, birth and initiation.

During my second, 2022, I considered the Quarantine Station as a physical reminder of a place of European incursion (the original settlement in 1803 at Sullivan Bay no longer exists), of white settlement but also of disease and dying. The solid buildings provide a metaphor for these and I drew a series of the oldest house in the Station.

I continued my exploration of the shoreline and wondered about climate change and how important it is to record the place in its current but constantly evolving state.

Building on these previous experiences there is the opportunity to delve deeper into the intricate dance between nature’s ephemeral beauty and the indelible marks of history, capturing this dynamic through various art forms while reflecting on my evolving connection to this land.

I look forward to expanding the work and portfolio from these residencies in my future collection.

• utilise sketches from Pathways as foundational elements, integrating them into new pieces to depict an evolving landscape
• continue reflecting on the significance of this land for Bunurong People
• expand upon insights gained about the Quarantine Station, depicting it as a witness to history
• continue exploring the shoreline and observing the natural erosion
• contemplate climate change’s impact on this coastal environment