The work: Julie Vinci, Fatberg. Foam, unused vintage school socks and epoxy resin, 65 x 58 x 50cm. Courtesy: the artist.
Graduating in 2019 with a Master of Contemporary Art from the Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne, Julie Vinci employs mixed media sculpture to focus on female representation and role playing. “Women are categorised, simplified and objectified in ways that are removed from their individual control,” she says. “Their roles are not fixed or static, but changeable.” Vinci often uses her own body and experiences as a point of reference to investigate ideas relating to feminism, the body, motherhood and social justice.