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ISABELLA GAUNT
#1in7,
2022
The way in which we present ourselves externally is not always an accurate representation of how we are feeling internally. My artwork reveals how people suppress their true feelings and identities under the pressure of being part of the norm. This brings rise to depression and anxiety, an issue for approximately one in seven young people in Australia.
Colourful ribbons have traditionally been used to decorate and categorise. I have used them as a symbol of the surface version of ourselves that we show to the world. My artwork questions what is more important, physical appearance or mental health and wellbeing?
