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Name: Octavia Iarossi	School:
Title: Memory/Connection - Femme	Medium: Film/electronic imaging
Description: This artwork is a film with a series of illustrations featured, exhibiting the female form conceptually.

ARTIST STATEMENT

My work is inspired by the installation works of Chihara Shiota and the paintings of John Wolsey. The female form in art has been used in a place of objectification and admiration to only please the male gaze. I challenged myself to represent the female form in a place of respect, power, and connection. Through persistent repetition and constant exposure to the same materials, creating the female form gathered a new meaning and representation challenging the modern-day view of the female form.

ARTWORK PROCESS

The process started with a confused state of mind with me trying to create the female form in a conceptual way. Inspiration finally came and drew me to the thought of connection and memory attached to the female form. I started illustrating the female form persistently over the course of 2 months. Then I featured all my favourite pieces and combined them into an installation piece. I later filmed my process and interaction with the installed representations and turned it into a short film with an ambient presence attached to it.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Octavia Iarossi

I am a 16-year-old artist, living on Tamborine Mountain with influences stemming from all areas. Such as music, nature, and activism. Brought up with a gay single mother I have been heavily influenced by her courage and strength throughout my life. This theme carries consistently throughout my work as a young artist. My journey started when I was 6 years of age flying in-between states of Australia between my parents. This gave me the opportunity to experiences all aspects of life from a very young age and has given me a different input to the world which I live in.