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VERMIN with Jenny Bannister – artist statement – exhibition (159 words) (RMIT University Gallery)
 Courtesy of the artists  

Toad a GoGo (exhibition)
Cane toad leather and mixed media (Wig styling: Steve Munroe)
 
[Context] VERMIN (Lia Tabrah) and Jenny were drawn together by Lia’s Gold Croc Jewellery. Field trips eventuated to Darwin, Alice Springs, Uluru, and BALI. They both love lurid pinks. Jenny’s 1970s Punk, pink business card to Lia’s vintage pink garments. [end Context] [Rationale] The more extreme and unimaginable is where their aesthetic emerges. Lia and Jenny connect in art and style. Both use the human body as the canvas to convey their wearable art. They both like to push the envelope and get high on the fruits of their imaginations with many LOLs in the background. “Pleasure and ingrained style more like it. We are not Farshun!!” [end Rationale]
 
[Content]This exhibition waved a red flag for VERMIN and Jenny to go all out, with Lia’s Cane Toad medium and Jenny’s dress construction. Ideas blossom on the construction journey, the toads go “PUNK PINK.” Their legs become fringe, the dress shimmies. Metal plated genuine toad heads feature. Jenny’s 1980s Punk breast plates make a comeback. [end Content]

©Copyright VERMIN (Lia Tabrah) and Jenny Bannister

Parts of the statement
Context – artist relationship
Rationale - artists’ intent
Content - form of the installation