Lachlan Stonehouse

Bachelor of Fine Arts (Photography)

From what is kept inside a desk drawer to content discovered in the inner depths of an old coat pocket are the, often familiar, materials and personal possessions from Stonehouse's own daily life that become assemblages. The works refer to the experience of constructing a secret place, where anything can happen, built on childish wonders and the worries we form at night. The creations are a nod to an optimistic childhood, a projected safe place; a place of temporality and a place to hide in. It is like that sandwich you get from your Mum: evenly cut in half, filled with peanut butter, its filling cocooned by the soft white bread, hidden inside. This exact sandwich sits inside a container, inside a bag, on its way somewhere, being lugged around.