Indyana Verter

Elderslie High School

Artwork title

Threads of life

HSC year

2018

ARTEXPRESS year

2019

Expressive form

Collection of works

Artist’s statement

My body of work explores my great-grandmother’s life and the rich world around her that was filled with knowledge, relationships, belongings, experiences, memory and love. As a great-grandchild I sat and listened to her stories about her life in Germany, her work and her marriages. I watched her get old and struggle with dementia. I used old weathered fence palings to represent the decaying of the mind and body and to show that as time goes by your memories can deteriorate. Layers of collaged images and found objects represent personal belongings and fragments of time.

Influencing artists:
Antonio Mora
Mark Powell
Maud Starr