FIFO – Connected Whilst Disconnected

This artwork expresses the desire of people working away from home to feel connected to family. My personal experiences of living with a FIFO worker and my desire to use materials from each of our environments to build a connection, led to the creation of two sets of postcards. In Minesite postcards, a series of drawings utilizing material found at the minesite workshop combined with remarks written on the reverse offer, offer a visual and meaningful insight to daily life working away. Naked Print postcards are a set of prints created through the process of using a personal blend of essential oils smeared onto naked skin and pressed to paper. A combination of painting and erasure of gouache was then used to reveal the invisible oil print. They are intended to be a visual and sensorial link to the comforts of home.