Artist Zoe Bilston's exhibition at the Altenburg Gallery explores how the onset of the COVID19 pandemic and how it has affected travel and freedom of mobility.
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"The pandemic has prompted myriad societal shifts and changing the way we think about travel and freedom of mobility," the 22-year-old said.
"This show is a combination of a lot of work and includes nostalgia associated with physical items in terms of how we think about these items after the situation has happened."
Her favourite exhibit is a screen print of a train station in Tokyo.
"The photo was taken in February 2020 when the world was getting to know about the pandemic. It was taken just before I was coming to Australia after my exchange travel," she said.
"It was an eerie prediction of what life would become in 2020. The two figures are wearing masks and the train station is completely empty barring the two figures. The usual hustle and bustle of the train station is missing."
Zoe is a recipient of the Australian National University School of Art and Design Emerging Artist Support Scheme Exhibition Award and was awarded the exhibition at the gallery as a part of it.
She has recently graduated from the ANU School of Art and Design and holds a double degree in Bachelor of Visual Arts and Bachelor of Design.
Her exhibition "Are you going to keep that?" can be seen from July 9 - August 7.
