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Glass
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02 /2020 - I S S U E 07 - B R E AK I N G T HE STIGMA
Acknowledgement Cultural Warning
To be written... offic te qui con repro of Country Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers
quis accatatiusam dolorrum aut are warned that the following magazine may
enim rehenih itibus dolo est eument Glass Media and the Queensland University
contain references to deceased persons.
earum di conet fugia cones seratiae. of Technology (QUT) Guild acknowledge
Et aperumquatae nisquo estium, si the Turrbal and Yugara people as the First
num net magnam, qui blatium qui nis Nations owners of the lands where QUT now
et labore erspeles estiae quat estiunt stands. We pay respect to their Elders—past, Disclaimer
est enit paria im que nam hariati aut present and emerging—their lores, customs
Why Glass?
autem a aciis simagnia earume aute and creation spirits. We recognise that these Glass Media informs readers that the views,
enitatur ad quam eos aborend aectur. lands have always been places of teaching, thoughts and opinions expressed in this issue
Et aperumquatae nisquo estium, si research, learning and storytelling. of Glass belong solely to the author. These
num net magnam, qui blatium qui nis Glass Media and the QUT Guild acknowledge views are not necessarily shared by Glass
Glassestiae
et labore erspeles is strong, beautiful
quat and malleable with
estiunt Media or the QUT Guild.
the important role Aboriginal and Torres
expert care. That’s
est enit paria im que nam hariati autwhat Glass Magazine is
Strait Islander people play within the Meanjin
to us. We understand
autem a aciis simagnia earume aute its power to create
community.
beautiful
enitatur ad quam things andaectur.
eos aborend the strength that comes
from sharing stories in this format. But glass
can also break. There is a second election
coming for the QUT Guild in March. So we,
the current editors, truly know the fragility
of our roles.
We hope we’ve made you proud with this one.
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JULIENNE PANCHO
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02 /2020 - I S S U E 07 - B R E AK I N G T HE STIGMA
THE GLASS EDITORS
EMILY READMAN
Editor’s JESSICA PERKINS
JASMIN GRAVES
Letter
ASHLEIGH NORTH
“
Hello, For a magazine that only sailed its maiden voyage
last year, Glass has taken some incredible strides.
This wasn’t the editor’s letter we thought we were
This is the seventh edition of the magazine, ever. To
going to write when we were first elected. As you
have produced something we are so proud of with a
may be aware, the role of Newspaper Editor is up
such a small, albeit mighty, foundation—thanks to
for re-election, so this may be the last time we’ll
Nikita, Matt, Lucy, Alana and Liam—is truly more
write to you as a team. You can read more about this
than we could have ever hoped for.
online at qutglass.com. With the very real possibility
that this could be our first and last Glass issue, we We hope this issue encourages you to take a
(Em, Jasmin, Jess and Ashleigh) decided to throw moment to pause. We hope this issue makes you
Breaking the
ourselves into this issue and give it all we’ve got. laugh and cry just like it did for us. Seriously,
we cried. Like, ugly cried. We hope it helps you
But, enough about us. Glass Magazine is about
identify the stigmas in your life and enourages you
Stigma
you. You sent in some incredible work for this
to challenge and maybe even break a couple.
issue. From what you sent us in Instagram poll
responses, written pieces and artwork, it was very
clear to us what stigmas need breaking in the Glass
With love, and in the face of the unknown,
community. You wrote to us about relationships,
Your Issue Seven Editors,
mental health, bushfires, environmental concerns,
Em, Jasmin, Jess and Ashleigh
ableism, careers, religion and community. The
That only a few people ‘make it’ – success is relative.
artwork you submitted represented the things that
would like to see broken...
That tattoos will stop you from having a happy and fulfilling career.
mattered to you, the things that scared you and
Stigmas some of you
That being empathetic and hopeful is childish and naïve.
the things that made you who you are. You were
That having a political opinion means you are argumentative.
vulnerable and shared with us your deepest secrets
That sexual assault makes you breakable – I am anything but.
and the most honest versions of yourselves. For
Cover Photography captured That mental illness equals weakness.
that, we couldn’t beby
more thankful.
Julienne Pancho That women need to be hairless.
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Letter 08-10
poetry
Hey, 12-19
My name’s Liv. I’m a fourth year law student For those who don’t know, the Guild is your
at QUT and I’ve had the honour of being
elected as your Guild President for 2020! I’m
student union: we operate independently
from QUT and we’re here to look out for you
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so excited to see the launch of the first issue and make sure your experience at university 20-21, 32-33, 34-36
of Glass for the new year with such a topical is positive, safe and fun. We help run clubs
and important theme: ‘Breaking the Stigma.’
For me, breaking the stigma means pushing
and societies, hold cultural and social events
on campus, offer free advocacy services, legal
movie reviews
through my comfort zone to challenge and tax help and provide assistance if you ever 23-24
myself: in my studies, social circles and get into strife with the University.
work. It means taking risks and saying ‘yes’
to new opportunities after being restricted
Our offices are located on Level 2 of C Block
at the Kelvin Grove campus and my door is
stories
for so long by my struggles with my mental always open. So, feel free to drop by if you’ve 25, 26-27, 28-29
health. For my first two years at university, I got an issue you’d like to raise or just want to
was very isolated and disengaged. The only
time I stepped foot on campus was to attend
grab a coffee and have a chat.
humans of QUT
Thank you for picking up a copy of our
tutorials and to sit my end of semester exams.
amazing student publication. I’m so glad
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Last year I took a risk and said yes to running that we’re able to provide a platform for QUT
in the Guild elections, and in doing so
catapulted myself into the thick of university
writers and artists to showcase their work featured
and I’m immensely proud of all the hard work
life at QUT and I’m so glad I did. There’s and long nights our Glass Editors have put 38-57
such a wonderful sense of community and into this magazine.
acceptance among the student body at QUT
and I want to spend my year as President
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of the vital services and support the Guild
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when I was a first year student.
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Join The Club 2020 QUT CLUBS 2020 QUT CLUBS
Looking to join a club or society?
Here are a few of the student-run clubs that the QUT Guild has on offer. QUT Business &
QUT Women in Queensland
Science Optometry Student Management Student
The mission of QUT Women in Society Association
QUT Qube Club QUT Quidditch NorSK Science is to promote equality 2020: the year of good vision for B A M S A i s a s t u d e nt-l e d
and equity in the scientific field life and a good year to look into organisation that aims to bridge
Hi Qubers! We are the QUT Qube Calling all witches, wizards, NorSK is a social club started by creating a community focused the gap between academic and
your optometry society, QOSS!
Club – the only club in QUT with squibs and muggles! Grab your by Norwegians, but now famous on empowering, supporting real-world experiences for QUT
QOSS holds mesmerising events
a strong passion in Rubik’s Cube! broomsticks and wands and get for fun and parties with Aussies, and connecting women in Business, Management and
open to all, facilitates networking
Each semester we run fortnightly ready for a truly magical time with Europeans and everyone in science – with members of all Human Resources students.
opportunities and peer support
seminars where we provide QUT Quidditch. Be enchanted at between. The giant Week Two genders welcomed. Our primary We do this by hosting a range
p ro g ra m s f o r o p t o m et r y
educational programs in solving our Yule Ball, test your knowledge Scandinavian Pub crawl every objectives are to provide a support of corporate events, with an
students and supports OGS in
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addition to releasing st-eye-lish
We have a range of challenging extraordinary sport of Quidditch, students. Join the moose to professional development and members with the tools for their
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QUT Economics and related degrees at QUT. the hype is all about!
Finance Society QUT Dungeons & The QUTJS aims to create a safe
QUT HR Connect
Dragons Guild QUT Dance Society community for Justice students QUT Cricket Club
The QUT Economics and Finance QUT HR Connect is a society and students interested in the
Society aims to inform, inspire What do Vin Diesel, James Franco, We are QUT’s go-to social dance area of justice. We give them G’day guys! Gear up for
that connects students to the
and incorporate its members and Stephen King all have in club! We organise affordable the opportunity to engage and something new and exciting at
HR industry, supports students
into the real world. Some things common? They all play D&D, weekly dance classes conducted give back to the community. QUT: our very first cricket club.
in gaining work experience
can only be taught outside the along with over 150 QUT students. by professional instructors and We run professional events like It’s a social sports club where
and employment in their field
classroom and EFS helps equip its We’ve developed a supportive offer a wide variety of styles: Coffee with a Cop, court tours, everyone is welcome to see how
a n d p rov i d e s n et wo rk i n g
members with skills needed for tight-knit community where we hip-hop, jazz, K-Pop, ballet, panel nights on topics such as fun cricket really is. Let’s meet,
opportunities. We work across
success. Through professional, play D&D and other board games. Bollywood, contemporary, et cybercrime, counter-terrorism play, chill and repeat. The best
university disciplines to connect
educational and social events, Members also score discounts cetera. We welcome members of and human rights, and social part is that IT’S FREE! We have
students through our social and
EFS positions its members for an and deals at a bunch of nerdy all experience levels and we even events like charity trivia nights, some amazing events heading
networking events throughout
exciting and fulfilling future. stores and bars. perform at QUT events! Come BBQs and our famous Justice Ball! your way.
the year. So come, #connect!
join our little family!
QUT Car Club QUT Asian Pop Society Artsy at QUT Vena Cava Productions Student Paramedic
QUT Malaysian Undergraduates (SPU)
QUT Car Club is a social club The QUT Asian Pop Society is Artsy aims to engage students We are a student-run theatre
for all car enthusiasts of QUT! from any background, regardless
Students Association company dedicated to providing
your number one spot for all SPU aims to assist students
Our members own a wide range things Asian Pop. We’re a social of whether they have art Looking for a home away from development and performance throughout their university
of cars and we regularly host society on campus that connects experience or not. This is a home? Fear not, QutMySA opportunities for every student. degree by providing academic
car meets and cruises for a chill people together in an inclusive community where people can welcomes you to Brisbane! Enrich We believe student art is worth support with self-directed
time with other like-minded car and welcoming space. Whether develop a sense of spirit and your university experience recognising and aim to integrate learning and peer assisted
enthusiasts. Our members also it be an interest in idols, dance, belonging within the university outside of the classroom and our members into the industry sessions, organising professional
get to enjoy discounted track variety and drama programs, food environment. walk out of your comfort zone by offering opportunities for development events and
events such as sprint days and or culture, QUTAPS is the place as you meet new kawans while students to make connections, conferences and hosting
skid pan sessions. to be. participating in our Malaysian share skills and enhance their various social events. We strive
events throughout the year! Don’t portfolios. to enhance the university
say I bojio ah! experience for all paramedic
students at QUT.
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Join The Club 2020 QUT CLUBS
QUT Creative QUT Women in Law QUT Dog Lovers Society
Industries Society QUT Women in Law is a strong QUT Dog Lovers Society is QUT’s
The QUT Creative Industries community of students who are newest and pawesomest club!
Society is a club based around passionate about equality and Becoming an official club on
a ny t h i n g a nd e ver y t h i n g equal opportunity in the law. the 20th of February, our focus
creative. We love welcoming We wish to encourage inclusive is on providing inclusive stress
anyone into our family, even if and constructive discussions relieving fun through having
it’s just your hobby. Throughout on gender inequality, while weekly/fortnightly meet ups at
the semester we love providing also creating a fun and social dog friendly places. There will be
social events that let members community for all our members. free food, dogs and good times!
mingle with other like-minded So, what are you waiting for?
individuals, while also opening
QUT BANDS
the opportunity for possible QUT BANDS (Business Analysts
collaborations. Additionally, There are over 160 QUT Guild
and Data Science), is focused
w e p r o v i d e p r o fe s s i o n a l affiliated clubs and societies,
on professional and academic
opportunities for students! so this list is just a sample of
development of undergraduate
If this has piqued your interest, what’s available. Clubs and
and postg raduate students
check us out! societies are one of the most
studying Data Science and
integral parts of life on campus.
Business Analysis at QUT. We
Medical Laboratory have organised many value-
There are clubs for special
interests, from QUT Veg to
Science Society adding events since our inception
QUT Motorsports. There are
and strive to connect our student
Our club is for students studying faculty related groups, religious
members with organisations and
Medical Laboratory Science, but clubs, sporting clubs, social
professionals who are at the top
our membership spans faculty justice societies, and more.
of their industry.
borders. A big focus for us is A university campus is nothing
community support: we run QUT Law Inclusion of without groups of like minded
a Peer Program to facilitate people learning and growing
student learning as well as
Culture (LINC) with one another. Clubs and
offering guidance in navigating QUT LINC (Law Inclusion of societies are a chance for you
uni. Into nerdy trivia and games? Culture) is a new club that formed to connect with others outside
Come to our next social event! at the end of 2019 due to the the classroom. To find more
need for more recognition for information about the 2020
AMPed QUT people of culture and colour in clubs and societies available
the legal profession. We intend to students, visit the Clubs
A M Pe d i s QU T ’s st udent
to help bridge the evident gap and Societies page on the QUT
society for all things Marketing,
in representation for minorities Guild website.
Advertising, Public Relations and
International Business. Join us at in our legal community. Our
our social and industry events goal is to create opportunities
each semester to meet like- for students who belong to
minded students, gain industry culturally diverse groups. We
exposure and make lifelong do this through networking,
connections in your field! You making connections with like-
can also enjoy discounted track minded students and those in the
events such as sprint days and legal profession, and providing
skid pan sessions. students with opportunities to
advance their careers. ART: UNDER THE VEIL
SHANIA HAIN
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Poetry
THE NEIGHBOUR
EMMA CAMPBELL
Sunday morning,
Soggy newspapers strewn across his driveway
Last week’s headlines dripping ink
EYE RHYME VERY WELL PROGRESS Sculpting contours
On the terracotta pavers
J. A. LIGHTFOOT CLAUDIA SHELLEY
A rhyme is a thing most delightful to read. When I finish the packet of chips, Tuesday morning,
They drop into place, rather neat in my head. When I can’t do a push up, Blades as blunt as butter knives 3 months past,
It sets up a pattern and builds up a mood; When I nod my head to everything, Wilt lifelessly on his lawn A for sale sign pitched on his front lawn
It quickens the heart and it tempers the blood. When I can’t pick up the phone, A patch of brown loosely stitched Leans tiredly to the left
All can enjoy, there is no price for entry. When I leave early, In the nature strip’s variegated quilt Fallen tree branches crack and snap
It makes you scream, laugh, cough, sing, mutter When I don’t go at all, Like brittle bones hitting concrete
and cry.
Let’s not take all day, or beat ‘round the bush:
When I make a mistake, and
Thursday evening,
When it seems like a catastrophe, The house remains dark The house’s silhouette furnishes the road
Rhyming is love-a-ly, lively and lush.
When I cry, No kaleidoscope of pixelated colours In the last of the afternoon light
It lingers and floats like a leaf on the wind.
When I miss the bus, Laced with muffled voices I think of all the things I should’ve said
It sings on your lips and it’s soft on the mind.
When I can’t breathe, Erupting through his kitchen window As gold turns to sapphire, and day
Rhyming, I find, sets a comfortable tone;
When I lose every battle, becomes night
And when everything is all said and done,
And
Rhymes have brought joy everywhere that they’ve
1 week on,
gone. Blurred blue and red lights orbit the street
I keep fighting. Ricocheting from house to house
A navy uniform asks me questions
through furrowed brows and bloodshot eyes
I watch my breath dissolve like aspirin
Into the crisp August air outside
As I fumble for the answers
I know I will not find
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JOKE IN A BOX
Poetry
PAEAN SARKAR SEVEN LESSONS IN HEALING
He’s balding under his beret
A thousand cats have gone astray
TRISTAN NIEMI
Who is keeping
The world in order? I. V.
A mother cries, her baby sleeps TO THE QUICK A book begins with the opening My body finds music endlessly
of the cover, a removal of the fascinating. In its longing for dance, I
The moon, it follows cars and keeps on
Spinning ‘round the earth
CHLOE MILLS superficial. A book ends with the have been forced to abandon my mind
consumption of the last page. many a time. And it seems, that to lose
you rummage through my handbag, Closure is not found reading online your mind, is to find your soul.
Like a man without a purpose.
looking for a lighter. flicking away chapter summaries.
VI.
old receipts emptypackets of gum
A taxi hits a traffic cone and pieces of lego. we drink beer.
you remove: one can of deodorant,
II. Humanity is not designed for the
Two strangers on the telephone
an old newspaper clipping, a Everything changes when you cocoon delicate task of developing the
Who’s the maker movieticket and my tampons. yourself in a blanket of belief. It bliss-to-strife ratio of life’s cordial.
the cigarette dangles in your will remind you of how to believe in Moderation is an undiscovered
Of the mighty rules?
mouth, ‘he’s a dick,’ ‘you deserve yourself. Just as blankets remind you sacred artefact, and cordial is
The dusty layers on the blades of warmth, when there is only cold. always defective. Either it’s dismally
better,’ ‘where is the fucking lighter.’
colourless or disgustingly vibrant.
Of ceiling fans accumulate you remove: silvercoins, a bank card,
Mathematics is a divine art, and we
Until the spinning stops
a nearly empty tube of lipgloss.
my mouth is full of ghosts, my
III. must remember to treat it as such.
And the world stops too. mouth is full of beer. you dig even My mind is a glutton, forever feasting
deeper this time: you pull out the on the news of the day. My body is an
archivist, one who delights in rubbing
VII.
insides, the lining full of sand,
I guess she’s singing in the rain salt in my more abstract wounds. The wound you’re now grappling with,
rocks from weekends spent at
like Matryoshkas dipped in molasses,
The shower curtains drawn in vain creeks, a leaf, it’s veins driedbrown,
might not be the biggest you’ve faced.
For the Lord
you find the lighter sitting next to
a bottle of deepblue nailpolish you
IV. But it is most certainly your priority,
as it should be. How else will you
Is a godly pervert. lift my hand, cigarette now lit, Reflection has twin daughters, Alone
return to child within.
and Lonely. Though they are identical
you paint each nail one by one
in looks they behave as individuals.
The universe Doing different things to the mind;
Alone comforts, Lonely consumes.
Is a joke.
But a lame joke
Without a punchline
And the teller of the joke is also boring
Because he’s s t r e t c h e d it out so long
Now we’re waiting around,
L ong ing for it to end.
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FORESHADOW OBSESSED
CHLOE MILLS SOFIJA PILETIC
TWO MINUTES OF MY THOUGHTS
before you knew of my mornings sometimes I forget / that I am made up of natural matter
if I don’t do this. maybe I’ll do 80 squats after-
spent under soft human flesh is more like koalas & molten rocks / than ANONYMOUS wards too. that way I can fit in a half of a peach
hands on top of soft smartphones
maybe one would do. actually, half is fine. half a too, maybe. but it’s looking alright. yesterday it
& financial problems / our flesh is soft slice of toast, one-fifth of a teaspoon of honey. yes, said I was at 42. maybe I can have a full peach
sheets, you looked at me with contempt, a bruised mango / crushed raspberries at the bottom of our that should be under 50. so that covers lunch. but instead, as a treat. but what if it goes back to 43?
I knew then that a body bag maybe first I should do 120 star jumps to burn the 10 no. I’ll just skip it altogether. I’ll just eat at night.
would turn up we are more like butterfly wings / colourful but transparent raisins I just had. yeah, there’s no way I can eat toast but then the food won’t get digested if I sleep. I’ll
nothing like our apple devices / instagram profiles if I don’t do this. well, I shouldn’t really eat anything just have water.
it was in an apartment on the corner
even though they rely on our constant consumption / & eat
of Heidelberg Street us up
the dog wouldn’t stop barking
I wish I wasn’t like everyone else / only because I wish I DREAD
wanted less
while he held the small of my back
GEORGIA SANDERS
I know I’m brainwashed / a washing machine running in
Anomalies become the norm The sweetness goes to our heads
pressed me into his side circles
hid me under his long hair As the drunks drink from the moon There’s sugar cubes in the water supply
and circles / I forget / then I remember
Debating half empty or full We burn sacred forests and scream
we depend on a beating heart / lungs that absorb everything
yours was cut short, but sometimes we put out While the Earth spins out of room At the fools who dare to get high
you let your beard grow smoke, prayers & denial / it’s simple
down past your chin
& we still forget / but still pretending everything can be fixed Sustaining the self with sardines Serpents make the most sense
like another / piece of technology That are more mercury than fish When they snap their tails and roll
you looked at me with contempt again
promoting clothes while influencing change / our Hope predicates failure Like men with eyes for the sky
after you found out about the bare
consumption is a part of the problem
boned house, the second body As failure predicates a wish As they dig their way into holes
but rubbish bins are magic portals / that make our ugly
disappear
would be found, floating along the river The cyclical nature of being The vultures are waiting for me
like adding another comma / we can keep going
I watched from the picnic table Means little now nature‘s been beat And the worms are waiting for you
pretending it’s not apocalyptic / deflecting
my arm resting
Thorns grow warped round man’s heart So say cheers to the Earth’s satellite
our prime minister deflects/ i don’t know if his prayers are
real As he hammers splinters into his feet Because what else can we possibly do?
over his leg
or about upholding his masculinity / power
reaching out for the
fingers splayed upwards we don’t have to shake your hand / if we don’t want to The hourglass has broken his promise
don’t forget to look outside of yourself / there are mountains We thought we could turn back time
that are hidden volcanoes
in scum slicked water, And paint clay on our lover’s backs
your hand slipped many times lost cultures / don’t forget
As they built new worlds out of lime
onto cheek, lip, neck as the earth regenerates / comes back to life
the greatest question is not whether climate change
mine slipped, only once
is real / what caused the fires / why
but I died twice
it is whether the earth will forgive us
& our obsession with negligence
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PoetryPoetry
SYMBOL OF FREEDOM
SATHYANI
KOTAKADENIYA FORMALLY KNOWN AS…
WHEN I WAS 5 YEARS OLD
Over the deserts and mountain peaks JARRAH L. BARTON
Through entwined vines and branches of trees
JAK KIRWIN With you all,
I have perhaps come I seem to have a soft
Tracing the horizon when the sun sets in I loved, now
My daddy said to me To accept Place for you all still.
Birds were born to charm the world we live in. Dolorous
‘Son Any love I felt, you,
Among the blooming buds of spring
Balanced on bell towers that ring If you keep on asking If it was real, Can I say so? I am formally
Cuddled within heaven peaks and sing About deep stuff I would not Sometimes. Known as
To us all fluttering your wing. Like how sad would it be Move on. I do not have love.
Caged within bars of iron
When a swordfish
Innocent prisoners, depressed entertainers
Kisses his girlfriend On a precipice To stoop into solemn mud
Let them live the life they deserve
Let realization shoot human brains and melt their And accidentally pokes her eye out I feel you as And hold my head
hearts of Ferrum.
With his big sharp nose Wind on my face Until you
Let love and kindness spread with the breeze
I’m gonna need to put more beers in the fridge As the sky Drown me
And help all living beings to live in peace
Or start drinking warm ones’ In my clenched Again
Let man lose his greed and thirst for power
Winged creatures now spread your wings and So, I guess that explains everything Fists. You crumble
gently hover.
And you know mama said Me. Maybe my regrets
‘There’s no such thing as a stupid question’ Are more pigeon-like
But daddy rebuked I don’t know Than I think of myself.
“Then why’s he ask so many?” In what state Surely, I
Or trauma made me Am special now
Like this, but After the sky empties.
18 19INTERVIEW A: Yes, my poems in Amnesia Findings focus on
themes of family, Jewish culture, food, dreams and
Finding A
SEAN WEST mental illness. My mum played an integral part in
my recovery. She was my memory keeper when all
seemed lost and helped me find my way again. I
unknowingly featured her in many of the poems in
Amnesia Findings.
Moment With
S: Your collection deals heavily with mental illness
and does so gracefully, often touching on the theme
of memory or lost/damaged memories. Was it
difficult to piece together feelings and experiences
that weren’t entirely clear, perhaps touching on
fiction? Was it empowering to reclaim parts of
Anna Jacobson
yourself in your work?
A: It was empowering. I try to tell myself it’s
probably a good thing I don’t remember most of
my time in hospital, but the writer and observer
in me wants to know what it was like. This loss
of agency was very hard to come to terms with.
However, I have learned that my experience of ‘not
remembering’ is a valid experience and memory
in its own right. Ever since 2011 I have kept a diary.
Anna Jacobson is a writer and artist from Brisbane.
I don’t take memory for granted anymore and my
Amnesia Findings (UQP, 2019) is her first full-
length poetry collection. In 2018 she won the There’s a mulberry poems and writing form a strong role in reclaiming
parts of myself.
Thomas Shapcott Poetry Prize and the Queensland
Premier’s Young Publishers and Writers Award.
tree that overhangs S: So, what’s next for you? Are you looking to
Anna’s poetry chapbook The Last Postman the footpath near the continue with more poetry or maybe delve into
(Vagabond Press, 2018) is part of deciBels 3. more art shows? I remember in 2017, we were
I sat down to interview Anna late last year and
park, with berries lucky enough to be exhibited in the ‘These Frozen
Moments’ installation together for The Good Room
chat about her stunning debut collection, ongoing that appear in spring. Collective, anything like that planned ahead? Let
community involvement and any plans she has for
the near future. Too high for children us know!
Sean: Congratulations, Anna! It’s so wonderful to A: I will always write and create. Having my poetry
to reach – the perfect sound-recorded in the ‘These Frozen Moments’
see your first poetry collection, Amnesia Findings,
alive in the flesh. How do you feel about it finally height for a recovering installation alongside yours, Sean, was very
exciting! In 2019 I was thrilled to be a finalist for the
being out in the world? Have there been any
particularly unusual places it’s turned up? twenty-something. Marie Ellis Prize for Drawing. I also felt honoured to
have a photograph selected for ‘Out from the Mist’,
Anna: Thank you so much, Sean! It’s so wonderful an exhibition which explored mental illness in all
to share my work, and to have it in a book I can hold. its forms, including lived experience, relationships,
I feel very grateful and I’m especially excited it’s in
S: That’s such a lovely excerpt, thank you for recovery and change.
libraries now too. I haven’t discovered any unusual
sharing it with us. So, for those who haven’t read Find the full version of this interview at
places it’s turned up yet, apart from the journeys
the book (yet), how would you personally describe
I take it on! I had fun taking a photo of Amnesia www.qutglass.com/anna-interview
the body of work? I’ve noticed the poems are deeply
Findings next to the communal mulberry tree,
personal and enriched with family history and Keep up to date with Anna and her work at
which features in my poem ‘2011’.
often centre around ritual.
www.annajacobson.com.au.
20 21ART MOVIE REVIEW
Little
GABRIELLE SLATER LUKA KATIC
Women
Directed by Greta Gerwig
There is a simplicity to Little Women that makes While Ronan is very clearly the lead of the film;
it work so perfectly and makes me love it so. In Florence Pugh is the one who steals the show as
fairness, this love may have come easier to me than Amy. This should come as no surprise to those that
others due to my lack of any pre-existing familiarity caught her in Ari Aster’s horror film ‘Midsommar’
with either the original book by Louisa May Alcott last year (funnily enough both films feature pivotal
or any of the other countless adaptations of said scenes in which Pugh dons a flower crown). She’s
book that have come before. I’ve heard complaints so centred in her beliefs and ideologies that it all
from people in regards to the changes made from comes through brilliantly in her uncompromising
the source material, and even with this being performance.
my introduction to Alcott’s acclaimed novel, the
Gerwig has created something very special here –
modernisation of it is evident. This is not a negative
something that can simultaneously be based upon
though – far from it. Rather, it allows the film to
a book published in 1868 and feel so refreshing and
feel liberated from the bindings of what has come
relatable to our current social environment. Even
before and is instead able to breathe as its own
the lack of proper recognition for Gerwig—or the
story as told by writer-director Greta Gerwig.
multitude of other phenomenal female filmmakers
This mostly comes through in the actors and last year (like Céline Sciamma or Lulu Wang)—in the
how they play their characters, most evident in Best Director category at this year’s 92nd Academy
the on screen chemistry between Saoirse Ronan Awards only speaks to the strength and continued
and Timothée Chalamet who play Jo and Laurie, importance of the original text.
respectively. They’re given a freedom in their
It’s funny. It’s charming. It’s heartbreaking. It’s well
performances that doesn’t strictly demand they
worth your time.
adhere to conventions and attitudes of the time
the film is set. Save for the language of the film;
the characters feel as though they could’ve been
plucked from Gerwig’s own 2017 feature Lady Bird,
just as easily as they could’ve come from Alcott’s
original novel.
22 23Stories
MOVIE REVIEW SHORT STORY
Parasite
LUKA KATIC TY WEINERT
Directed by Bong Joon-ho
Father And Son
Parasiteis a film that defies explanation as much as Parasite is a meticulously crafted film, with
it does genre. On a basic level, it presents itself as a each action it takes being a deliberate one that’s I was 25 years old when my dad first told me he his Harley – my dad fits this stereotype. He might
dramedy about a lower-class family manipulating a building atop itself. Joon-ho’s script is razor sharp loved me. argue with me, but it is through his actions that he
wealthy household, but there’s so much more going and never holds back, constantly shifting itself
shows his affection for others. Whether it’s mowing
on beneath the surface of it all. I don’t dare spoil to side step what you expect of it. To rewatch is This isn’t a piece about the fractured bond between
our neighbours’ lawn when they go on holiday or
what writer-director Bong Joon-ho has to offer almost a necessity to get a full understanding and father and son and their eventual reconciliation.
My dad and I have always had a great relationship. rushing the family dog to the vet at the slightest
with P arasite. It’s hard to recommend without being appreciation of what’s going on here.
He supports me in all that I do and always shows sign of a lump, his actions reveal his gentle heart.
needlessly vague and it’s hard to be needlessly
It’s a wonderful thing that P
arasitehas been getting interest in my hobbies. As cheesy as it might sound,
vague without setting confusing expectations of it. I have noticed over the years the traits that I have
all the attention it deserves. To see it dominate he’s probably my best friend (sorry Mum). Despite
It’s not that the film hinges on one twist or anything developed from him. I had never told him I love him
the award season, taking home the coveted Best this, the closest we got to saying those three little
but the progression of events had me finding myself either, for fear of creating an awkward situation.
Picture Award at the 92nd Academy Awards – and words was when he would let me have the last snag
literally at the edge of my seat, constantly guessing This is in comparison to me telling my mum that I
becoming the first ever non-english language from the barbeque.
where things would go next. love and miss her every time that we speak on the
film to do so. Whether this sort of recognition
I never needed him to say it. I have always known phone. Hell, I even get on the floor and tell my dog
Performances are all around spell-binding, with will lead to a greater focus and appreciation of
how much he cares for me, from when he would how much I love him whenever I have to leave again.
each actor bringing enough of their own magic to international cinema in the public eye remains to
always drive me to footy training or when he talked
their character, so that they are all able to remain be seen (the Academy is anything but consistent) I understand why my dad is the way he is when it
me out of applying for a different degree because
memorable. This is most assuredly an ensemble but, nonetheless, this remains an incredible feat comes to expressing emotions – the influence of
“even if the writing course doesn’t lead to a job, at
cast, but everyone has enough time to shine on and a step in the right direction. his generation and the fractured relationship with
least you will have done what you’re passionate
their own so that a scene is never dominated by his own father playing a part in his formation. I
I’ve seen Parasitetwice now and while I refuse to about”. From the weekends watching the footy
a single character. Particular shoutouts go to strive to live up to the example that he has shown
specifically mention much about it, what I can say together and discussing tactics and results, to the
Song Kang-ho as the core family’s father and Cho me, but I also want to be a man that is not afraid to
is that it’s best experienced with someone else. times spent listening to the heavy metal CDs he
Yeo-jeong as the mother of the wealthy family. show his emotions. I feel fortunate to live in an age
Not because it’s frightening or distressing to bought when he was my age, our bond has only
Their roles both could have easily come off as where that idea is becoming more welcomed. I want
watch (though there are plenty of uncomfortable grown stronger and stronger.
caricatures, but they’re so fleshed out and played to ensure that my future children (most likely dogs)
moments), but because you will absolutely need
with an earnest belief in themselves that they Dad comes from a different age where it was
someone to discuss it with afterwards. know how loved they are, and I take inspiration
never ring inauthentic. They’re able to bring a true often frowned upon for men to talk about their
from the time my dad shook my hand and told me
humanity to the characters, despite the occasional feelings. Instead, they were supposed to be men
how he felt.
absurdity. of action. Looking like a bikie, adorned with long
hair, a beard and tattoos, and riding around on I love you too, Dad.
24 25SHORT STORY
TYLER SMITH
Stories
Empty Glasses
Day One - Three Empty Glasses Day Seven - Twelve Empty Glasses Day Eighteen - Thirty Empty Glasses Day Twenty – Zero Empty Glasses
If someone were to find me, they would see only I can’t remember the last time I slept, or had Rain plays its repetitive yet calming melody on A full glass of water sits beside me as I open my
the silhouette of my body slumped in a desk chair. a coherent thought. The days have blended together the roof. laptop and start the essay due tomorrow. I cannot
The wall is the only thing that appears to be holding into an indistinguishable mess. My memory holds feel the gnawing anxiety that I know should have
my attention, but I’m not really here. The scents of I start counting the seconds coming from the
onto fractured pieces of strange dreams gifted to made its home in my stomach by now, but I type
vodka and cheap perfume dance around each other endlessly ticking clock. Each one seems to drag
me by the pills I take every morning. away on the keyboard anyway. The black symbols
in my bedroom. on forever and encapsulates another missed
on the screen follow formulaic patterns and show
The appointment with my therapist this morning opportunity. I could be living right now.
I open my curtains to see the sun, but the window no signs of the empty glasses that cluttered my
involved too much of my eyes coming in and out of
between us takes the heat away and I can’t feel Instead, I am just existing. room just minutes before.
anything. There is only a sense of something focus against my will, as she asked questions about
missing. my dissociation. Instead of her face, I could only People who could be considered my friends leave I try to forget the look on my mother’s face when
find a collection of shapes before me. There was passive-aggressive messages on my phone and in she saw me in the kitchen this morning, eyes
Instead of moving, I stand there watching a family
no way to arrange the floating figures that would social media posts. My name is not among their carrying dark bags and lips mumbling an old song.
walk up the street. Their laughter is the first sound
make them take the form of a person. The feeling words, but reading between them I find only their If I hadn’t known better, I would have believed she
I have heard from a living being all day.
that something is deeply wrong with me echoed in resentment and anger towards me. was looking at the ghost of her child.
It is 4:30pm. my chest again.
But I cannot connect to these people. There is no But I’m not dead yet.
The only thing that matters is that the day ends life in their voices to me, no matter how hard I listen
without me realising. for it. Despite the endless hours I have spent in their
Day Ten – Sixteen Empty Glasses
presence, they don’t feel real. Nothing feels real,
I hear footsteps in the corridor and pull the door of not even the pulse on my wrist or the marks on my
Day Two - Four Empty Glasses the cupboard tighter towards me. My sister’s voice body that tell stories only my therapist will ever
repeats my name, over and over again. I try to count hear from me.
In the first glass, dust is gathering in the tiny bit
them but the world fades to an empty void before
of water that remains. It should disgust me. The
I get past ten.
part of my brain that registers those kinds of things
has disappeared and shows no signs of returning She checks every room and doesn’t try to hide the
anytime soon. smell of pizza and other food. I think she has left it
in the kitchen – an attempt to clear her conscience
My phone has missed calls, but I don’t remember after everything that has happened.
hearing it ringing.
Her presence finally approaches the room I am
While switching endlessly between TV channels, hidden in. She enters and then becomes silent.
flashes of the news appear. They tell stories of I can’t see what she’s doing, but she cannot know
raging fires, floods and the 20s beginning eerily I am here. An entire lifetime passes before she
like the decade did a century ago. Reporters’ words sighs and leaves, taking her noises and leaving the
food behind.
sit together in the air, desperate to be heard but
waiting to be forgotten in an hour.
I fall back into bed, hoping that this time I make it
out of this void before the due date passes.
27SHORT STORY
SIAHNE HILLS
Stories
I See
I see a person. Their head is down. Their gaze is on ‘What the hell? They’re struggling.’ ‘No, no. It’s alright. You don’t have to leave,’ I say,
the screen in front of them. They are alone. They ‘I just wanted to know what you were listening to?’
They shrugged. ‘So? Everyone’s struggling with
have their shoulders hunched. They don’t look up.
something. But you don’t see others losing They smiled. ‘Ah, um. “Mister Simple” by Super
I hesitate, I take a step forward, I hesitate again. I’ve Junior.’
their shit.’
seen this person. I’ve seen them around. I’ve walked
‘K-Pop? Do you like K-Pop?’ I asked.
past them before. I see a person. I don’t know them, I see a person. They look up, they offer a shy smile,
but I want to know them. I stop. I’ve been told things they look away. They appeared to be working on ‘Y… yeah,’ they replied.
about them before. I’ve been told not to speak to something. I take another step forward. Would they
Their gaze was trained on the table surface in front
them. To not play into their “drama”. mind if I spoke to them?
of them. They were still smiling. ‘It makes me happy.
‘Just keep walking. They’ll tell you their life story. I don’t feel alone when I listen to the music,’ they
You don’t want that,’ I’d heard someone say. offered. They looked up at me. I smiled, I listened.
‘Have you heard?’ Someone had asked me.
‘But what if they want someone to listen?’ I listened as they told me how they felt sad because
‘No? Heard what?’ I’d replied.
they felt they had no friends. They told me how
‘You don’t need their drama.’
‘They were crying in the bathroom.’ they were teased, how sometimes it was hard for
‘How is listening encouraging drama?’ them to get up in the morning. They told me how
‘What over?’
sometimes they wished they could disappear. That
‘Like I said: you don’t need their drama.’
‘I don’t know,’ they’d said with a shrug. ‘Does it sometimes it was better when they were alone. I
really matter?’ I see a person. I want to help them. I want to support held my hand out for them to take.
them. I’d turned to the person who had spoken with
‘Well, yeah. What if something is wrong?’ ‘Did you want to get a coffee with me? We can talk
me and said, ‘I’m done listening to your bullshit. I’d
more.’
‘Why would something be wrong? They always do rather support someone. Not listen to gossip.’
this. They just want attention.’ I see a person. The person is smiling. They take my
I see a person. They’re at a table and huddled into
hand and grip it tight. ‘I’d really like that,’ they said.
I take a step forward. I see a person. I want to see if a corner. They have headphones on. I wonder what
they are alright. They’re crying. Hands over their type of music they’re listening to. I see a person. They are not alone.
face. I want to help them.
I take a step forward. I’m close to them now. What
‘They ran out of class,’ someone had whispered to if I’m bothering them? What if they’re busy? I take
me. a breath. I keep going. I sit opposite them. They ART
look up at me. They appear surprised – their eyes
‘What happened?’ I asked.
wide and soon they’re looking around. They start to JADE CARR
‘They lost their shit.’ pack away their things. Laptop, books, pencil case.
I motion for them to stop.
‘Did anyone bother to see if they were okay?’
‘Why? They’re always like this. They’ll get over it.’
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Humans Of QUT
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STACEY LOWE JOSHUA MENDES
While I’m sitting at my desk, I look up and I would never write a word”. I wanted to encourage Be the change that you want to see in the world. Just spread positivity and wholesomeness to other
sometimes people passing by makes me smile. students to just start. Be the change you want to see in yourself and for people that you come in contact with, honestly,
I enjoy that passing parade of people. I guess I others to see. I started being the better version like I’m not doing it just for myself. I want to make
Another time, as students were getting back
wonder what’s going on for them, especially as of myself when I started posting more memes. as many friends as possible, sure, but I feel so
to their assignments, and maybe not getting the
the semester goes on. So, this is just a little idea I noticed other people seeing that as well, and I damn happy seeing people happy in their own lives
results that they were hoping for, I used a Japanese
I had for hopefully communicating something didn’t even know I was making these impacts and for them spreading that positivity to others.
proverb which said, “fall seven times, stand
positive and supportive to people walking past. on people’s lives when I started off. I initially Being able to connect with people – not just by
up eight”.
One of my team members, Aislinn, helped me take didn’t even know people were even looking at my talking to them, but through the memes they post,
it from an idea to an action by buying me window All sorts of things are on the wall that hopefully memes – it was just my outlet of dealing with uni through the songs they sing and through their
crayons. Now every week I try to write a different mean something to students when they walk past. and stuff like that. When I got the message from the statuses on Facebook – being able to connect with
quote on the window. Not just students — anyone who sees it when they (StalkerSpace) mods to be a mod, I knew that I could people is amazing. I love seeing all that wholesome
wander past my office window! use that platform to help others relax, relate to each and supportive stuff online. So that’s definitely one
Hopefully, it gives people a feeling of solidarity,
other, find joy in this busy world and to hopefully of the things I’ve been doing, I just love to help make
community and understanding so they know that
help others become better versions of themselves. a positive impact on people’s lives everywhere, and
they are not alone. I try to choose quotes for certain
I’m happy that my memes are doing just that.
times of the semester. When assessments are really
busy, I try to choose a “just keep going, you will get My definition of success is your level of happiness
there” sort of quote. within yourself. It’s the level of how happy you are
with how things are going in your life. If you are
I collect quotes in my notebook. I get them from
living up to your potential, then how well are you
students or friends – anything I come across. Some
living up to your potential? Everyone wants to be
are very academic, some are not. The first one I ever
the best they can, and that’s fine, but if you can
wrote was from Winnie the Pooh, for O-Week. It
define what your core best is and how happy you
said, “promise me you’ll always remember you are
are with your own scale, I would definitely consider
braver than you believe, stronger than you seem
that as success. Being the best version of yourself,
and smarter than you think”. I was trying to address
not to others, but to yourself, is an incredibly
the nerves of starting at uni.
reflective experience. If that version of yourself
Early on in the second semester of 2019, I started can also spread positivity to others and to help
with a Stephen King quote that said, “the scariest them become the best version of themselves as
moment is always just before you start”. well; then that’s just beautiful. It makes the whole
world beautiful as well, one person at a time.
A not her quote I used wa s j ust b efore
peak assessment time. It was a Margaret
Atwood quote: “If I waited for perfection,
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INTERVIEW Tell us about your most rewarding moment with You must be living a pretty busy life in the USA. How
Roo Coffee. do you spend your days off?
EM READMAN For me, it’s the everyday moments! I love seeing My days off are few and far between! I wish I could
our customers connect and build friendships with say I spent my days off on exciting adventures, but I
Queensland To
each other. In the last month, I’ve witnessed two honestly value my downtime so much and just want
of our regulars collaborate and record a song and to chill out! You’ll probably find me at Barnsdall
the neighborhood mums join together to create a Art Park enjoying the sunshine while listening to
“moms club”. It’s the little things that really make Science Vs or Making Sense, trawling the shelves
what we’ve created so special. at The Last Bookstore trying to uncover an obscure
California
book about the Kennedy Family, or devouring a
What’s your go-to coffee order?
cocktail at Bar Stella with friends.
In LA: always a 16oz Iced Oat Latte (from Roo, of
If there was one piece of advice you wish you’d
course). When I’m back in Brisbane: an 8oz whole
received while in university, what would it be?
milk latte from Dovetail!
My mentor once told me that you’ll always be
Elyse Goyen Vogue called your café one of the best places to eat in
Los Angeles. How does that make you feel?
I definitely get warm and fuzzy when I see Roo
juggling multiple balls and if you drop one, you
can always pick it back up. I own two businesses
operating across two different continents (and
covered in media! We’ve worked so hard to create timezones). I try to work out five times a week,
Elyse Goyen is a QUT Alumni with one of the best 20. I never got to take a gap year, study abroad a beautiful community space, and it’s amazing to sleep eight hours a night, maintain a social life, keep
claims to fame our University has ever seen: she or go on a Contiki Tour (which was the trip de be recognised for that. in touch with friends in Australia, be a good-ish
made fairy bread cool in America. I sat down with jour) - so it felt like the right time to make a move daughter and FaceTime my parents once a week.
Elyse to talk about Southern California, Vogue, Roo and explore a new city. But finding balance is hard—you can’t always be
Coffee and her Brisbane roots. perfect—so remembering that sometimes you’ll
What do you miss most about Brisbane?
drop a ball, but it’s OK, definitely helps when I feel
What did you study at QUT and when did you
Absolutely the people! My family and oldest friends like I’m failing in one aspect of my life.
graduate?
are all still in Brisbane, so I’m very thankful for
I graduated in 2012 with a double degree in Business FaceTime. I miss the beautiful sunrise over the city
(Public Relations) and Journalism. during a morning run at Kangaroo Point, walking
under the trees on James Street in the Spring, and
Which parts of your degree best prepared you for
of course Beccofino’s Duck Ragu.
the career you have now?
So, Roo Coffee. Where did the idea to start an Aussie
I don’t necessarily think the degree itself can
café in Southern California come from?
fully prepare you for a future career, however I do
believe that university helps you develop a valuable We’d been travelling to LA for Future Fantastic for a
skill set that allows you to navigate the professional number of years with plans to set up an office here,
working landscape. Whether it’s honing your and could never find good coffee. Initially our plan
written communication skills, working in a team for Roo was to have a coffee cupboard with an office
and managing various personalities, forming an in the back, but we found our Silver Lake location
educated opinion and learning to effectively share and that plan went straight out the window!
that opinion. I started my first business, Future
Tell us about your biggest hurdle to overcome
Fantastic (formerly the felix & slink group), while
opening Roo Coffee.
I was studying at QUT – so one of the biggest
and most important lessons I learned was time There have honestly been so many, but certainly
management and prioritisation. navigating the US credit system has been one of
the more challenging hurdles. It would be remiss
What made you head to Los Angeles?
of me not to mention securing work authorisation
I’d wanted to live in LA for as long as I can remember. among other administrative dramas!
When we started Future Fantastic, I had just turned
32 33“
INTERVIEW How has the work you made during your degrees not to the highest bidder… that’s how democracy
developed your craft to what it is now, and how do is meant to work, right? We can’t give them the
EM READMAN you think your formative work will manifest itself option to not consider us. So, what place does art
in later exhibitions? hold? We can reflect the world we experience,
but we can also robustly engage in the discourse.
Budget allowing, I just want to make it bigger, install
Art As A Living,
in more public locations and engage more directly. Tell us a bit about your 2019 group exhibition,
‘Status Unknown.’
Has the art you’ve created always been inherently
political? Status Unknown is the product of a collaboration
between myself and Brisbane artist Matthew
Yeah. I’ve always been fascinated by the spectacle of
Newkirk. I had admired his work for many years,
Political Being
politics, and affecting change through direct action
and one day out of the blue he got in touch with
and art.
me via email asking if I was interested in working
As a trans individual, my existence is, unfortunately, on something – which was a huge honour!
inherently political. I feel like there is no choice A year later, we were installing our exhibition
but to engage in the struggle and work to reshape in Fortitude Valley, comprising documentation
of various instances of protest in public spaces
Aden Sargeant
this political mainframe that perpetuates such
injustice. Evidently, the system as it exists around Queensland. The exhibition would go
is not adequate in addressing the mounting crises on to generate some controversy, involving the office
we face: water, fire, land degradation, climate, of the Queensland Premier. In short, we displayed
the injustice wrought in our names on Indigenous work critical of the fascistic anti-protester laws
Aden Sargeant is a Meanjin (Brisbane) based visual I use scale to provoke affect in my work, and that Australians, refugees, migrants, people of colour
artist, musician and graphic designer. colossal space with the tall ceiling and rigging and queer people.
system was a dream to occupy. I installed my In our current political climate, what place do you
Through installations of sculpture, audio and
artwork ‘Slope 3 (Live Room) 2019’, comprising a think art, of any medium, holds in the discussion of
video, Aden’s work responds to her disillusionment
mammoth PVC banner hanging from the ceiling who gets to (mis)lead us?
with the dysfunctions of the Australian political
to the floor, which was projection mapped with
establishment by reframing the elements of Think about how politically active other industries
excruciating intricacy with the help of The Block
political spectacle. Graduating from her QUT and interest groups are. Banks, mining corporations
tech team. The work displays what one viewer and weapons manufacturers are right this second
Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 2017, she is currently
described as ‘the axis of our times’: The Extinction applying a chokehold grip on our governments
undergoing a Master of Philosophy candidature at
Rebellion logo, juxtaposed with an infinitely through lobbying. Leaders should answer to us,
the same institution. I sat down with Aden to talk
spinning, projected Maltese Cross – which you may
art, politics and the convalescence of the two.
recognise from the Queensland State flag. Here, the
So, Aden, tell us a bit about your relationship with State has fallen, and the XR logo is spot lit and aloft,
QUT and the School of Creative Practice. glowing like a beacon.
I began study at QUT in 2015. These days I am
working on my Masters project and tutoring
Creative Industries units. I want to start my
Doctorate next year, all going to plan…
How have you found the transition from being
taught at QUT to teaching?
I love it so much. I get to engage with students
from all the different majors encompassed in the
Bachelor of Fine Arts, which is so fulfilling as a
multimedia artist and designer myself.
What is your favourite artwork you have created
as a student?
Aden Sargeant, Slope 3 (Live Room) 2019
Working in The Block last year on ‘Excerpts’ was
great. That’s that huge sound stage where they Behind: Guy Lobwein, Stolen Valour I, II
do the fashion graduate showcases and so on.
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