02/10/2026
I made friends with a silly clown, we bonded over theatrics, colourful costumes and playful creativity after I saw his band at a gig, where I was dressed in a corset made of stuffed animals. I made the corset just for this event and I offered it to the band which meant I got the pleasure of hanging out with STUPID F*CK THE SILLY CLOWN
This clown is a kind, funny, respectful, and empowering person to be around, plus all those qualities as a performer too. I was so thrilled when he offered to model my clothing and I had a lot of fun in both taking these photos and editing them in a playful way.
My friend the silly clown actually bought this shirt off me while I was taking his photos in the first set. Background one is from one of my installations a few years ago, background two is one of my paintings, the horse is from a still from a theatre production I worked on.
The beaded top the clown is wearing in photo three and four was one I made five years ago, I’ve never gotten round to photographing it til now. I made it during a pain flare up when I had chronic pain in my hip, I lay horizontal and beaded above my head and it took over 40 hours. The photos in the background were taken by Jess Nes in Tokyo, she was sitting next to me while I edited these.
The shirt in the last three photos I started making in Chiang Mai earlier this year, I finished in Melbourne in August. I took all the photos that are in the backgrounds, sunset is my favourite time of day and I made the hue really warm to compliment the colours in the shirt.
I’ve given you all these details so you know I didn’t use Ai ✨
Thank you for modelling for me STUPID F*CK THE SILLY CLOWN