TALK: Paper Cut: Students in Residence Talk II

Join recent UWA students and artists Debbie Gilchrist and Julie Robyn Ziegenhardt for a talk exploring their work and participation in the Paper Cut: Students in Residence space. Julie Robyn Ziegenhardt explores her evolving understanding of the world around her through the reimagining of objects and spaces from her everyday life. Conventionalised cultural signifiers are manipulated and reimagined to unpack the ways in which one’s understanding of the past is constantly shifting as this relationship is carried into the present. This is done through the interrogation of the ‘everyday ’and the ‘mundane ’using digital illustration, sculpture, and writing. Robyn uses aspects of her own experiences to visualise ambiguous narratives. These narratives open up spaces for the reflection and ever-changing possibilities of the small and unspectacular aspects of human life.

Perth based artist Debbie Gilchrist specialises in portraiture and socially engaged art intended to promote reflection and discussion. A multidisciplinary artist exploring many art forms, her work ranges from drawn images to prints, pen and ink and other media. During COVID lockdown, availability of lino in her cupboard and discussions and contemplations with her teenage daughters inspired an exploration of reduction lino printing with a focus on women’s equity. Alarmed to find that the word “feminism” had become a dirty word for a younger generation of women, and keen to reclaim the word as an expression of a wish for equity, her current print works explore the barriers that still remain for women in our current society.

Please note: in keeping with the University's guidelines, space is limited for this event and registration is required.