Sean Miller helped Mob behind bars tell their Covid-19 story through art

"Through Future Dreaming we’ve supplied to our Mob in prisons with 300 mm by 300 mm canvasses and asked them to tell their dreams, their thoughts during Covid , during that lockdown period, and provide a story." – Sean Miller, Indigenous Arts Officer at the Torch Project

Sean Miller Indigenous Arts Officer The Torch Source: Supplied

In a conversation with NITV Radio, Sean Miller, Indigenous Arts Officer with the Torch explained that Covid has caused a lot of anxiety in the prisons. 

“Our Mob struggled during Covid. Authorities have done a good job preventing the virus from spreading in the prisons."

To achieve good health outcomes, all contact with the outside world was banned, with Inmates only being able to stay in touch with their families and loved ones through digital platforms.

Two Rosellas by David C. Source: Supplied

Sean Miller, explained that the Torch’s  Prisons in Art Program adapted to the pandemic and continued operating in the incarceration system, albeit indirectly, through AWO’s.

He says that participating artists in the Future Dreaming … visions of the future exhibition illustrate their connection to county and culture. Some of their depictions of the current heath crisis include koalas wearing masks as well as other unique characters.

Coming together by Jaye Source: Supplied