Liana Vija Berzins
Kindred Visitors, 2026
Watercolour, archival ink pen, sewing thread, and coloured pencil on fabric
Dimensions variable
Artist statement
Examining the intersection between abstraction and legibility, Kindred Visitors traces the lines of my ancestry and heritage in figures that emerge from the bloom of watercolour stains. There are elements of both the real and surreal - some elements blurred or obscured, others clear and direct – that invite both the known and the mythological together. My memory is full of holes; I fill the gaps myself.
Photographs: Anna Kucera
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.
