LILY THUY LINH NGUYEN

Lily Nguyen is a photographer and illustrator living in Naarm (Melbourne, Australia). Her art practice explores cultural identity and storytelling, stemming from her Vietnamese-Australian background. Recently Lily has developed further work on themes of public safety for women navigating social and cultural situations.

PROJECT:

'hush'

Lily created a series of dynamic paintings that reflect intimate stories that her friends and family have shared among personal lived experiences from Yourground (an interactive map that has over 6,000 quotes from Melbourne women and gender-diverse people about public safety). Public safety has been an ongoing issue for women living in the Western suburbs. A resident living in St Albans quotes, 'nowadays I find that I don’t feel as safe as before'. Through highlighting the trauma some of these women face in my artwork I hope that women in Australia can walk home at night without fearing about the multitudes of scenarios that can happen.