Mei Wah Williams: Substantial and Significant

Mei Wah Williams' practice takes place between the home and the studio, necessarily shaped by her dual role as both mother and artist. She subverts everyday domestic actions and household items such as dish racks, chairs, broken crockery, and craft items associated with maternal care, calling attention to the creativity to be found in the everyday.

Substantial and Significant is a multimedia installation, involving a combination of performance, projection and sculpture made from found materials associated with the domestic. The work addresses the complexities of family separation and the Family Court system.

For this work the term ‘substantial and significant time’ has a double meaning, indicating the labour of care disproportionately done by women past and present as well as a term used in family law. The work serves as a platform to initiate conversations about issues within the Family Court system, which reflect broader societal problems.