VCA ART 2020

Edward Dean

Honours

My work is concerned with the broken relationships between signs and signifiers within visual cultures, where it becomes difficult to discern the relationship of the material and process or broader culture, due to manipulation and amalgamation with materials and objects that have dissonant readings.

Edward Dean, *Sculpture 1*, latex, Thermo Plastic, handmade paper, PVA, dried liver, eyelet, 2020
Edward Dean, Sculpture 1, latex, Thermo Plastic, handmade paper, PVA, dried liver, eyelet, 2020
Edward Dean, *Photo 1*, digital photos on Hahnemuhle paper, 2020
Edward Dean, Photo 1, digital photos on Hahnemuhle paper, 2020
Edward Dean, *Photo 2*, digital photos on Hahnemuhle paper, 2020
Edward Dean, Photo 2, digital photos on Hahnemuhle paper, 2020
Edward Dean, *Photo 3*, digital photos on Hahnemuhle paper, 2020
Edward Dean, Photo 3, digital photos on Hahnemuhle paper, 2020
Edward Dean, *Sculpture 3*, latex, Thermo Plastic, handmade paper, PVA, dried liver, eyelet, mould, 2020
Edward Dean, Sculpture 3, latex, Thermo Plastic, handmade paper, PVA, dried liver, eyelet, mould, 2020
Edward Dean, *Photo 4*, digital photos on Hahnemuhle paper, 2020
Edward Dean, Photo 4, digital photos on Hahnemuhle paper, 2020
Edward Dean, *Photo 5*, digital photos on Hahnemuhle paper, 2020
Edward Dean, Photo 5, digital photos on Hahnemuhle paper, 2020
Edward Dean, *Sculpture 2*, latex, Thermo Plastic, handmade paper, PVA, dried liver, eyelet, mould, rust paint, 2020
Edward Dean, Sculpture 2, latex, Thermo Plastic, handmade paper, PVA, dried liver, eyelet, mould, rust paint, 2020
Edward Dean, installation view, 2020. Documentation by Christo Crocker, Eliza Dyball and Aaron Rees.
Edward Dean, installation view, 2020. Documentation by Christo Crocker, Eliza Dyball and Aaron Rees.

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.

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