Mental health is about working with your emotions. They are tools and not something to fear. It took me a long time to realize this, and so now I work with them; I’m curious about them, I ask them what they need, I accept them and with them, I survive the ‘shipwrecks’ in my life.

I was inspired by our mental health survey where someone described mental health like waves and since then I couldn’t stop thinking about the ocean.

About the Artist

Georgia Willmott

Georgia is a 24-year-old artist who is heavily inspired by mental health and surrealism. They have a background in visual arts, digital art, filming, podcasting, and love supporting people’s creativity with their community art business: Art Kind. Outside of that, they work for YSAS as a Youth Advocate and volunteer for Artful Dodgers, the Satellite Foundation, Signal Arts Curators plus other youth mental health/creative organizations. Eventually, Georgia wants to be an art therapist.

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SIGNAL Curators acknowledge the Traditional Owners of this land, the Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri peoples of the Eastern Kulin Nation, and pay respect to Elders both past and present, and to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

This project was produced in collaboration with Science Gallery Melbourne, University of Melbourne and City of Melbourne through SIGNAL.

Shipwreck

Georgia Willmott

2022

14.8 x 21 cm

Digital Illustration

Shipwreck

About the Artist

Georgia Willmott

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