Creative Generation 2019

Shujun Li Yeronga State High School Skin Caulking silicone and string 100 x 35 x 30 cm Our lives are yet moments of time, and we dwell particularly on the past; a phenomena that some claim in part is a human concept — one that exists in our memories albeit from mementos we have collected along the way. Living in a digital age, we now face owning a lingering digital footprint and past. Skin symbolises the remnants of the past, a thought, a memory, or text, now incomplete. The skin is cast off, imperfect, damaged, and strung up for all to see. No one is perfect, and we must accept our past to live fully in the present. Sarah Liew Queensland Academy for Creative Industries (Kelvin Grove) Consuming the Hunger Single channel digital video: 3:40 minutes, sound, colour Consuming the Hunger conveys the progression of giving into societal norms and living life through materialistic desires. Motifs of body parts and money make reference to our consumerist society to convey the relationship between the body and money. Additionally, by using a myriad of blending modes, opacities and layers, I created bright colours and after-images to confront the viewer. The scribbled and spiralling drawings represent the energetic and chaotic nature of everyday life, while exaggerating the dream-like lens we put on our desires. Rachel Liu St Aidan's Anglican Girls School (Corinda) Nostalgia Photography and sculpture 65 x 160 x 2 cm This work is reminiscent of traditional herbal medicines found in my grandparents’ home in China. Herbal medicine is an important part of our culture. Due to my intense feeling of being homesick, I decided to create noodle bowl landscapes from traditional Chinese plants and herbs. These were ones I remembered from home. I then photographed them, and manipulated them in Photoshop to provide the reflection.