Melissa Gaspari
‘He pointed to the sky, to a small patch of crystal blue and told me "That one’s yours".' 2025. Graphite pencil, pastel pencil and soft pastels on 100% cotton paper; 12 sheets: various sizes.
Artist statement
My drawing practice explores universal experiences of memory, place, and time. Inspired by recent European travel, I shaped a story of longing and recognition, where ambiguous yet familiar forms evoke places that feel European without being specific. Each piece is a vignette balancing abstraction and representation, carrying an atmosphere of memory and distance. The works are unified through the presence and absence of sky, with jet streams reminding us we could always be elsewhere.
Photographs: Anna Kucera
Acknowledgement of Country
91É«ÇéƬ School of Art & Design stands on an important place of learning and exchange first occupied by the Bidjigal and Gadigal peoples.
We acknowledge the Bidjigal and Gadigal peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the land that our students and staff share, create and operate on. We pay our respects to Elders past and present and extend this respect to all First Nations peoples across Australia. Sovereignty has never been ceded.
