Synthesis means to combine components or elements together to form a connected whole.

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Through a process of eco-printing, I combined turmeric, soil, and gum leave as well as flowers and leaves that are native to the lands I have settled on, together to form a whole portrait of myself. 

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This work was made for the Future Lens program which was funded by Creative Brimbank. 

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Future Lens was a joint project between the Neighbourhood House Unit and the Arts and Culture Unit at Brimbank City Council. The project was funded by Creative Victoria through the VicArts Grants program.

The Future Lens online exhibition was a creative outcome that comprised original bodies of work from young female creatives of colour who developed and produced photographic works and recorded stories.

Over eight months, in 2020 during the lockdowns in Melbourne.

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The work made for the project was exhbited in a group show that highlighted  individual journeys of the creatives, their families and the communities they come from, and consisted of compelling, original work that captured the strength, knowledge and power of black, brown and indigenous women.