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

Graduate Certificate of Visual Art

I have been struggling to find the right pillow for my heavy head

I once had a dream that I forgot the meaning of a word in Arabic

I started weeping in the dream,

When I woke up, it felt like I’ve wept a language the whole night,

And I couldn’t remember what the word was…

What’s worse? What comes after crossing borders? Or before?



My work explores various incarnations of absence, trauma, and hyphenated identity through different psychological manifestations such as dreams and memories. Through found objects, video performance, sculpture and painting, I embrace the horror of the experience (between borders), focusing on its surreality.

Batoul Ahmad

Batoul Ahmad, "Fre----", 2023, Found Objects & Clay.



, 2023, 1 minute 40 Video Performance, Pillow, and Chains