Nicole Zhang
Bachelor of Commerce/Fine Arts
Nicole Zhang, ‘On Display’ 2021. Charcoal, ink, pastel on paper, cardboard, spray paint. 49cm x 69cm x 9.4cm. Image courtesy: the artist.
Artist statement
On Display is a sculptural self-portrait consist cardboard shelf filled with charcoal, pastel and ink drawings on paper. The drawings are spontaneous depictions of the self in both image and writing, which have subsequently been folded and shelved. The work seeks to examine how our personal identity is perceived internally and externally, alluding to the facets of ourselves that we selectively display, those we hope to keep hidden and those we seek to ignore.
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Acknowledgement of Country
UNSW School of Art & Design stands on an important place of learning and exchange first occupied by the Bidjigal and Gadigal peoples.
We acknowledge the Bidjigal and Gadigal peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the land that our students and staff share, create and operate on. We pay our respects to Elders past and present and extend this respect to all First Nations peoples across Australia. Sovereignty has never been ceded.
