Acrylic on vintage porcelain doll arm, wooden frame
25mm high
20mm wide
5.5mm deep
Yakuza tattoo. Porcelain doll arms suggest childhood’s fragile, unmarked purity. Against this, tattooed imagery—often linked to rebellion, stigma and exclusion—introduces a marginalised visual language. Bringing these elements together exposes a charged tension, questioning how innocence, identity and judgement are written onto the body and who is permitted to remain ‘unblemished’.
Please note, this artwork is currently on exhibition at Belconnen Arts Centre and will not be available for pick-up or delivery until the exhibition has closed. Please check the Belco Arts website for exhibition dates.
25mm high
20mm wide
5.5mm deep
Yakuza tattoo. Porcelain doll arms suggest childhood’s fragile, unmarked purity. Against this, tattooed imagery—often linked to rebellion, stigma and exclusion—introduces a marginalised visual language. Bringing these elements together exposes a charged tension, questioning how innocence, identity and judgement are written onto the body and who is permitted to remain ‘unblemished’.
Please note, this artwork is currently on exhibition at Belconnen Arts Centre and will not be available for pick-up or delivery until the exhibition has closed. Please check the Belco Arts website for exhibition dates.