Very happy to have two works heading to Adelaide in a couple of weeks to participate in two separate award shows. The Kennedy Prize theme is ‘Beauty’ and for this I have submitted ‘Sam breastfeeding his babies’
Artist statement: This portrait depicts Sam, aged 2 1/2, playing at breastfeeding his babies.
Here Sam is in a liminal space between uninhibited toddler roleplay and societal gender expectations that subsequently shaped his perception of how boys behave.
It was a time of beautiful self-confidence where Sam’s understanding of his identity and potential was without limits.
