Hannah Stanton

Photographer: Joseph Fraser

Reborn Blooms

Is a joyous and youthful feminist celebration of sexual expression to normalise the freedom to sexually express yourself without shame or the debilitating fear of judgement. Society denies women the choice to feel pleasure and establish healthy physical and emotional boundaries. Her work rejects these antiquated societal expectations imposed upon young girls to act ‘ladylike’ by maintaining their sexual innocence.

Flowers are synonymous with women, whether this is used as a compliment or an insult. Men are rarely tarred with the same labels and are praised for their sexual conquests or exploits. These double standards are still commonplace, and Hannah poignantly remarked, ‘We are told that we are free sexual women in this modern era. I wish for this to become a reality.’ The artist has taken back control of this symbol and used it as a motif throughout the exhibition.

The Artist

Hannah Stanton is a Meanjin (Brisbane) based young emerging artist who wishes to help break down these social barriers and take back control of the representation of her body, especially as the expression of the female body has always been controlled by men. Hannah is highly influenced by the famous artist Georgia O’Keefe and her highly intimate composition of flowers, commonly viewed as erotic, whether this was an intended interpretation. Her passion is for gouache and sculpture, primarily using clay.

Residency

December 2021 to February 2022

Mia Boe

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Boe's art practice records and recovers Indigenous histories which Australia seeks to deny. This practice of recovery is urgent in contemporary Australia: the patient work of tracing historical trauma and violence can open new perspectives on the reasons for Aboriginal Australians' present suffering.

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(Untitled), oil on canvas, 50 cm x 40 cm, 2020.

Golden ratio love, oil on canvas, 33 cm x 30 cm, 2020.

Rachel Apelt

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Arbour Theatre Company

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Angus Shaw

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Huon Kane

Huon is queer interdisciplinary artist who combines animation, video and technology in his works. His practice seeks to modify traditional artforms to increase their immersion, with an emphasis on interactivity. 

He currently works part-time as an animator and AI developer for the Virtual Songlines project at Bilbie Virtual Studios.

Emmalyn Hawthorne

Emmalyn Hawthorne is an installation artist working in expanded drawing. She is interested in beautiful things, poetry, and wilful self-deception, and has spent quite a bit of time intellectualising that. She received her Bachelor of Fine Art with Honours in 2018.