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)

“A rolling tide of low-frequency waves unspooling from the horizon… A mycelial clarion call for duty.” - Maria Popova


Lightning strikes!


Fractals, a curve or geometrical figure, each part of which the has the same character as the whole. Fractals appear beneath, above, around and within us. In cultivating what is considered the first and potentially the last terrestrial organism; I have found myself with a pathological interest in the most ancient fractal known, mycelium.

Sophie Ethell

Sophie Ethell, Installation View. Image Courtesy of University of Melbourne

, Video Installation, 2023, Image courtesy of the artist.

 Studio Image, 2024, Image courtesy of the artist

Installation detail, 2023, Image courtesy of the artist

, Installation view, 2024, Image courtesy of the artist