Davida Wiley
Born 1963, Canberra
Bachelor of Visual Arts
Graduation show: 1986
Graduation ceremony: 1987
Artwork in Space YZ
Fragments, 1986
Black and white photographs, reprinted 2020
12 parts, 20.3 x 25.4 cm (each)
Three photographs from Fragments, 1986
These 12 images are fragments of time, frozen in a share house, circa 1986, from the inner city suburb of Chippendale. There are three sets of four photographs, each set representing the rooms of my flatmates. It was a very intimate portrait of their lives, who they were when no-one was watching.
L-R: Two AFTRS students and Greg Ferris demonstrating finished props outside Kingswood studios.
Photo: Davida Wiley
What I loved most about my time at Nepean was the explosion of creativity and cross pollination with the performing arts faculty. I was fortunate to be able to work on a collaboration with AFTRS on a film Clutch being produced nearby, enhancing and creatively expanding my university experience.
It was a time of enduring friendships, unlimited potential, loads of laughter, intense conversation and being challenged intellectually. I loved and embraced every single minute.
L-R: Greg Ferris, Davida Wiley and James Rose (from the year below) at a house party, circa 1986
L-R: Adrian Drayton, Fiona Davies, Milvia Harder, Davida Wiley, model (Kingswood ceramic studios). Photo: Elin Howe
L-R: Davida Wiley, Milvia Harder, James Rose (from the year below) in a photobooth, circa 1986