In 2020 at the high of Brisbane’s lockdown we were curious about how our community of artists were navigating their art practices in such unusual circumstances. Throughout 2020 we virtually visited almost 60 artists in our community all at different stages of their careers and got a peek into their lockdown studios.
Each video in the series stands alone as an intimate portrait of an individual coming to terms with the constantly shifting conditions of our shared isolation. At the same time, as a collective endeavour, these videos map a complex constellation of careers, professional roles, social and cultural backgrounds, personalities and perspectives, united by a shared commitment to artistic expression. Raised in unison and speaking from the heart at a crucial moment on our path out of crisis, the voices of those involved offer a template for mutual understanding that dissolves the artificial boundaries too often imposed between the arts and everyday life.