Liana Berzins
Highly Commended
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours)
Liana Berzins, ‘The Book of Nix: Chapter One’ 2021. Coloured Pencil on Paper. 128cm x 103cm Concertina (flat), 11cm x 18.5cm portraits (digitally displayed). Image courtesy: the artist.
Artist statement
Artist statement
‘The Book of Nix’ is a series of coloured pencil drawings depicting the story of the creature Nix. In Chapter One, the drawing expanded across the concertina, portraying the different paths Nix took when he split himself into the moon and the mountain. These paths are compartmentalised into portraits. The work seeks to dismantle the distinction between reality and fiction, documenting Nix’s story according to how it is remembered and represented.
Acknowledgement of Country
UNSW School of Art & Design stands on an important place of learning and exchange first occupied by the Bidjigal and Gadigal peoples.
We acknowledge the Bidjigal and Gadigal peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the land that our students and staff share, create and operate on. We pay our respects to Elders past and present and extend this respect to all First Nations peoples across Australia. Sovereignty has never been ceded.
