We acknowledge and pay respect to the Traditional Owners of the lands upon which our campus is situated, the people of the Boon Wurrung and Woi Wurrung, who have created art, made music and told their stories here for thousands of generations. We also acknowledge and extend our respect to the Traditional Owners of all lands on which our work is viewed, shared and enjoyed, and to all Elders, past, present and emerging.

VCA Art 2023

Bachelor of Fine Arts (Painting)

Slicing, grafting and transforming, my painting is an operation on the images sourced from facets of visual culture to polish the vanity of class.

Cruelness and coldness are the backbone of my work. The singular scenes and scenarios in each piece are connected by metal-fabricated objects that mirrors; offering a reflection of our reality and the quest to take a glance at the alternative beyond the looking glass. Beneath the gleaming façade of the subjects, cowardice and hypocrisy of ambiguity lie alongside; their rigid and logical metallic nature gained justification and authority for the action of peeking.

In enclosed spaces, the protagonists seem to be involved in enigmatic incidences. A sense of closure scene for video games cast the shadow of apocalypse, making a crack to be suspicious in this failed utopia.

Yanru Pan

 Image Courtesy: University of Melbourne.