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Tracing

All photographs by Danica Z

Tracing, was a solo show curated by Billie Bushby in September 2023 at DADAA, Walyalup/Fremantle WA.

Indi Middleton’s debut solo exhibition, Tracing, provides a sensitive and empathetic insight into the lived experience of complex mental illness.

“This exhibition is an ode to change and transition. Living with complex mental illness can be confusing and scary; fluctuating and non-linear. It can feel like frustration about investing all your time into something ambiguous and intangible. This year, I have dedicated so much to stabilising my brain through finally seeking the appropriate treatment, while my peers are outwardly succeeding in a more traditional way. I have had to reconcile with the disappointment of things not following the trajectory that I saw for myself. This body of work is a non-judgemental catalogue of thoughts and feelings, during a period of uncertainty, and provides tangible proof that the investment into healing and understanding is undeniably worthwhile. Being vulnerable and opening a door for connection through mutual understanding and shared experience is what drives me; I hope that this visual representation of growth will invite others to give themselves grace, even though sometimes that is one of the hardest things to do.”