Deanna Hegner
'Cephalalgia' 2024, Soft pastel on bleached ink-prepared Canson watercolour paper with ink-jet photo transfers, 75.5cm x 220cm.
Artist statement
Cephalalgia is a drawing project that explores forms of light and their effects when suffering from a headache. This work depicts my experiences with headaches and how mundane moments can become painful. This work uses bleach on ink-prepared paper and soft pastel with image transfers to examine the dichotomy between the beauty of light and the pain it can inflict. These drawings explore various types of light, specifically traffic lights at night, sunlight and bright indoor lights.
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.
