Gillian Kayrooz joins Ayeesha to share how her beginnings taking photos of friends in high school evolved into her current practice providing representation of young people from Western Sydney. We get insight into her work for group exhibition Over the Fence and her process discovering family stories of their community, discuss sneakers as cultural commodities, as well as Gillian’s go-to pair.
Works mentioned and additional resources:
https://gilliankayrooz.com/
https://www.cumberland.nsw.gov.au/over-fence-exhibition
https://gilliankayrooz.com/fre-h-pair
https://ice.org.au/project/granville-barbershop-2019/
https://www.kalanjay.com/