We acknowledge and pay respect to the Traditional Owners of the lands upon which our campus is situated, the people of the Boon Wurrung and Woi Wurrung, who have created art, made music and told their stories here for thousands of generations. We also acknowledge and extend our respect to the Traditional Owners of all lands on which our work is viewed, shared and enjoyed, and to all Elders, past, present and emerging.

VCA Art 2024

Bachelor of Fine Arts (Sculpture)

 This line of hair is my family line. Its roots are my roots, from my mother, my grandmothers.

This line of hair is poetic, thick and black. Once oiled and braided each night, now shaved and removed from my body. This line holds memory of touch and treatment.

This line is political and feminist, formal and familial.

I draw it and it draws me to this body, this earth.

Samika Rao

Samika Rao, Installation View. Image Courtesy of University of Melbourne

 henna powder, 2024, courtesy of the artist

, 35mm film, 2024, courtesy of the artist

 henna, digital photograph, 2023, courtesy of the artist