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ArtExpress Exhibition

Published on: July 2020

Record: HANSARD-1323879322-111494

ArtExpress Exhibition

Ms FELICITY WILSON (North Shore) (18:14):Careless ConsumptionIMAGINE if you could buy freedomAn Ethereal Escape

:48 I congratulate three students from North Shore who were chosen to have their 2019 HSC visual arts projects exhibited at the 2020 ARTEXPRESS virtual gallery exhibition. The ARTEXPRESS exhibition provides exposure to start careers and is incredibly important to allow the best students to receive recognition for their work. I congratulate Elliott Christmas from Mosman High School on his collection of work, entitled . The work highlights society's overuse of plastics in modern packaging and is presented in oil on canvas, graphite on paper and ceramics. I also congratulate Sophie Zhang from North Sydney Girls High on her work, entitled . Her stunning use of oil on canvas plays upon the associations of gold with commerce, celebrity and wealth, in jarring contrast with the plight of refugees. It challenges the viewer to reconsider their understanding of the true value of freedom and its cost. Chloe Lambert from Queenwood was also acknowledged for her work, entitled . It explores the relationship between life, death and the inextricable and beautiful link between the two through a series of striking photographs. I congratulate the immensely talented students.