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MAS AMAS DIEHTÁ MAID OARRI BORRÁ.
HOW CAN A STRANGER KNOW WHAT A SQUIRREL EATS
Arteles has provided me with a unique opportunity to exist outside
of the everyday grind. While working hard to settle in Melbourne,
Australia. My creative wellbeing took quite a hit. Here I have had
the rare luxury of living in a creative centre with wonderfully
talented people and a calming, serene, but also discreetly quirky,
cultural landscape. My time passed with quiet reflection and
contemplation; a look at some of my previous projects, habits, and
how to approach art making in the future. Digital photography,
journal writing, some drawing, and digital sculpting were
processes used in my treatment of the inspirational surrounds.
This research and early planning will be continued on my return
to Australia where I work towards a textile based exhibition held
in Central Australia. The focus will be on exploring mythologies
and finding my own purpose through observation and experience
of these two polar, yet strikingly similar cultural landscapes.