Kudos acknowledges and pays respect to the Gadigal and Bidjigal people of the Eora nation. They are the traditional custodians of the land Kudos operates on. We create, design, share, and exchange our work and knowledge on this important meeting place. We pay our respects to elders past and present and extend that respect to any First Nations people who engage with Kudos. This is and always will be Aboriginal land.
| Gemma Anderson is an emerging artist practicing on unceded Wallumettagal, Bidjigal and Gadigal land. Working with colour and language, art is a processing tool for Gemma, a way of making sense of experiences. @gemmaeliseanderson |
| Untitled (Can't Keep / Blame) |
Untitled (Can't Keep / Blame), 2026. Framed screenprint measuring 71cm x 89cm. |
Consequently, this work explores the complicated relationship between control, shame, and agency. The screen print takes its form from a poem generated within my practice that reads; "Yellow is a happy colour, it is often for babies, I do not have an instinct to paint with yellow. Red, red is the colour on the paper, can’t keep." Reducing the poem down to two words and adding another word, then screenprinting it multiple times, has allowed for me to process the content the poem details, as well as greater control over what is shared. The use of the slash allows meaning to come into question, engaging agency in regards to how the combination of words is interpreted. The words have been printed in a dark teal; there is no yellow or red physically present in the works despite their mention in the poem.