Decameron

Krack Studio (online during lockdown) April 2020

Artjog 2020: Resilience, 8 August – 10 October 2020
Jogjakarta National Museum, Indonesia

Newsagency Gallery, Petersham
19 Sept – 11 Oct 2020

This series of images was created at the beginning of the Covid pandemic in 2020. The title is inspired by Boccaccio’s Decameron; a compilation of tales written in Italy during the “Black Death” plague in 1348. Like its namesake, there is nothing redemptive or hopeful in my version of the Decameron. These images provoke our fears of an invisible Other, exploit our insecurities about our bodies, and expose the fragility of both faith and science.

Screenprinting is a multifaceted process. Images need to be created, colour separations prepared, screens made and then finally the works are printed. This process was interrupted when I unexpectedly had to come to Sydney in March due to Covid. After I had finished the images and prepared the separations, Rudi Hermawan from Krack agreed to screenprint the works for me while I watched via the internet from Sydney. The crew at Krack then sent some of the works off to Artjog in Jogja and posted me the remaining works for my show at Newsagency. Thanks also to Keppet, Reka and Eki for their assistance.