Sofie Dieu Artist Talk

Join artist Sofie Dieu as she speaks about her silent film, I Am Water.

I Am Water is a silent film that speaks of first-generation Australian women and their connection to water. Dieu performs in a dress that is a result of a collaboration between the artist and 50 migrant women living in the suburbs of Melbourne, namely the City of Monash. Their personal narratives and their yearning for home are revealed in each one of the 60 embroideries that were created and sewn together to form a three-meter diameter gown.

This film was shot in the Victorian Alps of Australia and was later edited in the artist' studio in Brunswick/Beleke-bek.