Forever 27

Die young and stay pretty 

Blondie

It’s better to burn out

Than it is to rust

Neil Young

I collect vinyl – spend hours and $ in record stores, digging for unexpected treasures. I fucking love music. I cut myself to prove it and burnt that Aria shit you buy. Unfortunately I’m past it – turned 28 last year.

What happens when the dream of becoming a rock star dies?

This is a series of work that marks the end in the way that I have engaged in art making for the last 5 years. The work presented looks back over themes and ties things together; What it is to be a white person born in Australia (appropriating from other cultures that have histories), authenticity

Studying culture through authenticity – what makes us real?

Image List: Individual images from Forever 27 (2007-2008); 25. Fat Pat, 22. Kurt Cobain, 13. Dave Alexander, 7. Janis Joplin — Forever 27 and Lost Souls (2008) Installed at the Experimental Art Foundation, Australia in 2009.