2022, screen print on rice paper

1000 cm x 76 cm

Image courtesy of the artist

Often we are faced with statistics of sexual violence and the effects of rape culture, but these are often ignored when not faced with the reality of it, as many people do. Through this work, I set out to give form to my rage, insides and the culture I live in; viewers will be faced with a person’s reality so it can be held up to the light and not fester in the dark. The energy to rebel comes from difficult experiences, from being bruised by structures that are not always visible to others.

Siobhan O’Connor is an Australian contemporary artist based on Ngunnawal and Ngambri land, Canberra, Australia. Her practice incorporates printmaking processes, traditional and experimental drawing methods, photography and embroidery. Siobhan currently works on large-scale paper to record her experiences of the body, and uses printed text to highlight the world we live in, with a particular focus on rape culture and sexual assault