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)

Scared of narcissism, my ego gets the better of me.

Make something big to get it out of my system. X marks the spot, X-factor, X-rated, yes, no.

Embarrassment informs every decision.

I harbour a fraud’s false confidence and pretend I am naughty boy. I practice his perversion, his animosity, his performance.

Un-naughty girl is careful. She is reluctant and speculative, curious.

There is uncertainty. A tender consideration of dualities - of the vulnerability in vulgarity, terror in delight, the revealing in veiling. Ambiguity of expectation.

Sunday Derham

Sunday Derham, Installation View. Image Courtesy of University of Melbourne

, video still, multichannel install, 2024.