Bethany J Fellows: July 2008

Wednesday 23 July 2008

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A small hiatus and Bethany is back on track. Her long awaited branding is soon to happen, with acclaimed jeweller fashioning a good ol' fashioned branding iron, Trainer Akean Lewinski booked in for the strike, astrologers consulting the stars, cameras at the ready and the staff at Centrelink eagerly awaiting her dole form. She is branding her Centrelink customer reference number (CRN in dole-speak) onto her left forearm. 'Political' you say?! Dangerous! Third degree burns!

About the Artist

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Bethany J. Fellows (born Tucson, Arizona 1983) is a Melbourne based artist. She graduated with a BFA from the University of Newcastle (2004) and recently completed her honours at Monash University (2010). Her practice is often participatory and usually cited in public and non-traditional space. Gift giving is used in her arts practice to emphasise the importance of relationships with people and place, as a cultural critique and as a metaphorical device for various things. Her work involves fleeting exchanges with others and frequently employs humour and food to highlight and exploit the tension of hospitable interactions with people and the unknown.