Exhibition Art
The Dismissal: Words That Made History
The Dismissal: Words That Made History
Artworking, Collage & Art Direction - Exhibition and digital assets
I was commissioned by the Museum of Australian Democracy in Canberra to create a suite of large-scale collage works for The Dismissal: Words That Made History, an exhibition exploring a defining moment in Australia’s political history. The aim was to interpret the event in a way that felt emotionally resonant, historically grounded, and politically neutral.
Using hand-cut collage, I recomposed archival imagery to focus on atmosphere, place, and public response, framing the Dismissal as a shared national moment rather than a single narrative. The works were developed for large-scale projection and digital use, with subtle animation created in collaboration with Jay Dury of Trip Production.
The Creative Process
The Final Collages
The Dismissal
The People
The Key Players
Gough Whitlam, Malcolm Fraser and John Kerr
Parliament House, the Press, and the Public
Artwork, collage and art direction by Kubi Vasak from the Sydney Collage Society
Commissioned by the Museum of Australian Democracy
Animation in collaboration with Jay Dury, Trip Production
Photography courtesy of the Museum of Australian Democracy
Commissioned by the Museum of Australian Democracy
Animation in collaboration with Jay Dury, Trip Production
Photography courtesy of the Museum of Australian Democracy
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