Artist
Destiny Deacon
1957–2024 · Kuku / Erub / Australian
Destiny Deacon used staged photography, dolls and dark humor to examine racism, family, gender and Aboriginal identity. She helped popularize the term 'Blak' as a politically charged expression of contemporary Indigenous identity.
Photography; video; installation
Major Works
- 1995Last Laughs →
- 2003Oz →
- 1998Postcards from Mummy →
- 2001Forced into Images →
- 1991Blak lik mi →
- 2000Meloncholy →
- 2017Smile →
- 1990sDomestic Series →
- 1990sDolly Eyes →
- 2004Walk & Don’t Look Blak →
Interviews & Writing
- Museum-quality video search →RESEARCH QUEUEvideo
