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Amy Leydman

In my practice I find the the power and form of language is a powerful site for experimentation. The destruction of form and the reimagining of the way in which the written word can function as a site for practice is something that inspires me greatly. I want to create works which are minimal yet potent and have the power to communicate with audiences in a way that is abstract yet captures beauty and incorporates themes of empathy, observation and poses ideas which illuminate fragments of lived experience.

Veil
2024

The piece I am submitting is an experimental poetic account of my experience working in the darkroom (at UNSW!). It involves research into affect theory which provided me with a way to reinterpret my experience inthis space and allowed me to express myself in a way that was completely new to me and was transformative in blending my lived experience with creative expression. Quietly observing the world around me, the way lightshifts and landscapes are different every time you interact with them is something that astonishes me and makes me feel inspired to explore the intricacies of my environment, and through experimentation in the darkroom and through written word I become dazzled by the power of creative expression and exploration across these two mediums.

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