ACT 3: Mending — E.L. Elliott

E.L. Elliott E.L. Elliott is the performance alter ego of conceptual artist Natalie Power. Through durational and ephemeral acts of making, repetition and ritual, Elliott explores the intersections of feminism, materiality, poetry and the everyday. Her performances transform monotonous gestures into acts of meditation, resistance and quiet contemplation, drawing attention to the overlooked labour/mental load of women, how female narratives are valued and heard, and what happens when we dare to take up space, linger and bear witness. After ACT 1: UNRAVEL at the opening of the exhibition Furious? and ACT 2: WHAT WERE YOU WEARING? E.L. Elliott presents ACT 3: MENDING Using the cloth imprinted during What Were You Wearing?, E.L. Elliott begins the slow, deliberate act of stitching the fragments together. Each stitch holds a trace of remembrance, connecting individual lives through a shared fabric of grief, care and collective witness. Mending becomes both an act of tenderness and a recognition of the damage that cannot simply be undone. The work asks what it means to gather the pieces, carry the memory and continue the work of repair.

Please note that this performance and works in this exhibition address family and domestic violence. The exhibition also features themes of war, sexual assault, misogyny, the patriarchy, government corruption, consumerism and climate anxiety.

Some works may contain confronting imagery, language or themes that could be distressing or triggering for some visitors. Viewer discretion is advised.