KATE Bohunnis (SA) - with Each little death

FRONT + BACK Gallery: 6th - 22nd june 2019

The repossession and repositioning of a personal narrative. Remembering, repeating and working through. This repetition is not intended to anchor, but its manifestation is a reflection of cathartic empowerment. 
We cannot bury our fractures, but we can acknowledge them as unexpected companions that offer us strength. Although they may be born from misfortune, they remind us gently that everything can find a new shape. 
We can find ourselves bound by parts of narrative that no longer serve us. These aspects we once welcomed to provide safety, offer boundaries or assist in managing the construction of identity.
Perhaps some have stayed too long. 
They have become unwilling to leave and no longer can one provide a simple division. Life together has become unsustainable and the only thing that’s left is to offer them a little death.
But treat them kindly. 
Remember that they brought you warmth, they protected you in times that you needed them, for you are the one that invited them in. These are the last rites of some of my parts. I bring them out of my body and I thank them in their death.

BIO
Bohunnis is a recent graduate with first class Honours from Flinders University, South Australia. She has been awarded the David Hayden Professional Development Award, Watson Award, Arts Excellence in Printmaking Award and has completed national and international arts residencies. Bohunnis has exhibited at BLINDSIDE, Sister Gallery, Holy Rollers, PICA and various group exhibitions throughout South Australia.