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A former teacher in maximum security prisons, her pieces are not just visually experimental, but thematically inspired by the human experience, her own trauma, anxieties, and seeking safety.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s about some parts of being a human being; traumas of varying kinds, being on your own, isolation… The trauma that I experienced is personal in the workplace,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cPhotographing and using domestic wallpaper and fabric gives me a sense of home and safety, but at the same time, the echo of…the ugly stuff. A lot of violence is within the home.\u201d<\/p>\n
Art Gallery of Ballarat assistant director, engagement Humphrey Clegg said Dickson is exploring \u201cnew frontiers.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThey\u2019re really beautiful items, and looking at them, it\u2019s hard to tell they\u2019re printed. Some look crocheted, like a wall-hanging,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe fabric reminds me of couches, and there\u2019s a texture of keeping up appearances.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut they\u2019ve also got an interesting stark contrast within them. There\u2019s a black dog attacking someone… There\u2019s beauty of texture and image, and the violence as well.\u201d<\/p>\n
Backspace Gallery is within the Art Gallery of Ballarat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
AS long as a person has a smartphone in their pocket, they\u2019re carrying around what can be a compact digital art studio, full of creative apps, palettes of photos and colours, ideas, and endless reference material. Currently without a dedicated physical space for making, devices like that are something that visual artist Dianne Dickson said […]<\/p>\n