We acknowledge and pay respect to the Traditional Owners of the lands upon which our campus is situated, the people of the Boon Wurrung and Woi Wurrung, who have created art, made music and told their stories here for thousands of generations. We also acknowledge and extend our respect to the Traditional Owners of all lands on which our work is viewed, shared and enjoyed, and to all Elders, past, present and emerging.

VCA Art 2025

Honours

You haven’t made it too far when you see it. A strange feeling hits—your brain can’t compute. It looks like a bird; therefore, it must be a bird. But it’s not a bird.

A figure, stretching in real time, slips in and out of her own skin. It’s all-consuming. A step to the left and you’d miss it.

The mirror saw the whole thing.

Laura Banfield

Laura Banfield, Installation view, 2025. Image courtesy of the University of Melbourne. Photography by Lucy Foster.

Laura Banfield, Part Performance, durational performance, mylar, aluminium, plywood, pine, 2025.

Laura Banfield, Figures (series), PETG, acrylic, 2025.