— Freynation —

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↑ A collation of documentation from Interactive Installation Freynation, 2017

 

Me making art to welcome my social relations into myself brings the idea of hospitality to mind. Philosopher Jacques Derrida discusses hospitality as a sort of paradoxical beckoning, where the stranger is only welcomed inasmuch as there are limitations on that welcome70. If I was not Australian what would it mean for me to welcome others to Australia? How much would I give up for the sake of another?

 

↓ Stills from animation, 2017