The difference is in the detail, 2025

Screenprinted and laser etched paper and bamboo, dimensions variable, Print Council of Australia, Southbank, Victoria.

The difference is in the detail considers cultural dissonance experienced by migrants and their descendants in Australia. Personal recollection and reactions to a published text of migrant experience is screen-printed and laser engraved on paper. Removal of punctuation in the stream of sentences, referencing the stripping of language, and in turn, rich cultural experience, compels the reader to create new and unintentional meanings, mediated through their own experience. Cutting of the paper and manipulation into its sculptural form renders this artist book illegible. Gaps between intent and understanding, further widen the prospect of cultural tolerance and acceptance. This ‘othering’ could be extended through all cultural groups as we can never have an identical experience to another, and therefore never really understand their perspective. The intent with this work is to consider the experience of others, especially when its challenging to understand.