Rebecca Ray: Wonder Cupboards

Rebecca Ray’s bedazzled food sculptures speak to colonial and socio-economic impacts on food security within communities. Sacralised with rhinestones, these pantry staples and fast foods acknowledge the resourcefulness of mothers and resilience of families in retooling imposed colonial foods as a method of survival. 

About the artist
Rebecca Ray is a Meriam woman descended from the Zenadth Kes/Torres Strait Islands and is both an artist and First Nations curator. Her visual arts practice spans across printmaking, fibre and sculpture. Her work draws upon her personal lived experiences, childhood, family history and broader socio-historical narratives. Rebecca's practice is concerned with rematriation, the Blak matriarchy and the role of motherhood. She holds a Bachelor of Arts (History and Sociology) from Griffith University, Queensland and has a research background in decolonisation, identity politics and intersectionality.