Mt A Marvel

Congratulations to Ella (Year 12) for receiving a commendation award at the 2024 Creative Generation Awards over the weekend! We are incredibly proud of her accomplishment! Please read Ella's artist statement below:

Consumable items have been popularised in both Chinese and Western media, such as Pop-mart blind boxes, stickers, and cartoon characters. Guided by contemporary and cultural contexts, “ZOD!AC” exploits principles relating to historical events that continue to impact China today. Executed through contemporary trends, this helps share and learn the significance of generational knowledge to audiences. As participants interact with the work, through placing stickers on the sacred scroll, they acknowledge and educate themselves on Chinese influential history through a contemporary form. Audiences are invited to look to the figurine boxes to learn more about the generational knowledge, with each zodiac animal character designed to correlate with a Chinese historical event that still influence aspects of China today. This includes political figures, impactful events and creation of significant inventions (porcelain, the compass, tea). Audiences are positioned to learn about Chinese history and how they continue to affect China when viewing and interacting with “ZOD!AC”.