I’d never seen [Haughton] Forrest’s work before until I came across it on the front of an ANZ book. I then researched a whole lot of his work. BEN QUILTY BookFrontsWhole
I wanted to make a massive work so as soon as Nick Mitzevich invited me I said yes straight away and began to make the work. BEN QUILTY DarkIslandsPersonality
The island was made in direct response. I used the diagnostic tool of Rorschach blots – something designed to extract and evaluate the dark and unconscious elements of our personality. BEN QUILTY IslandPersonalityUnconscious