Selected works from RMIT Culture collections and International Collections

Clare Humphries, I have never been able to bury her, 2013 I was instantly drawn to this work's haunting appeal, both in the imagery and the title. Neither give the whole story but suggest a sombre narrative, allowing the viewer to fill in the blanks. I find myself heavily influenced by this type of work; leaving clues and hinting at a depth that is not directly obvious. I love this work as an example of how a well thought out title can influence the message.

Clare Humphries

I have never been able to bury her, 2013 Ink on paper

Edition: 2/5

59 x 61.5 cm

Purchased through the RMIT Art Fund, 2013 RMIT University Art Collection

Upon first glance this photograph looks like a painting, which is exactly what drew me in. It has flat lighting, but is made to look as though there are harsh shadows through the use of creative make-up. I have always been drawn to imagery that makes the viewer question the technique and prompt a desire to look closer; this style of working blurs reality, which has become a major influence to my own practice.

Purchased

Works by Tagan Bassi

Both works are from the same series

Not every cage is a prison

Not every silence is empty

Some days I feel at war with my identity. Living with mental illness, I constantly find myself questioning my reality and my place in a normal society. This series is about the feeling of loss and detachment associated with this experience and how I can feel as though I’m hiding behind a person I don’t recognise. It isn’t necessarily a scary place to be, I’m just along for the ride, in a calm kind of melancholy.

Jean Baulch

Jean’s practice centers around her fascination with photography, and the disconnections it creates between what’s observed through a camera, and what the audience sees in an image. Their work explores how memories travel through time, and the ghosts we create as we translate experience into memory, and memories into materials.