conceal
1996

Personal diaries, resin, metal cables
Collection: National Art Archive, Art Gallery of NSW

Chromogenic colour prints
160 x 170 cm each

conceal was Katthy Cavaliere’s graduating Masters presentation at the University of NSW Art & Design (formerly College of Fine Arts). It comprised a series of photographs depicting the suburban milieu of her upbringing along with personal diaries from childhood that were encased in resin to communicate ‘private stories publicly untold’.


Diaries

8 November 1982 – 16 January 1984
1 January 1985 – 27 December 1987
31 December 1986 – 31 December 1987
31 December 1987 – 31 December 1988
1 January 1988 – 4 January 1989
7 November 1989 – 1 January 1990
1 January 1990 – 2 September 1990
3 September 1990 – 15 December 1990
15 December 1990 – 25 November 1991
9 January 1992 – 9 March 1992
12 April 1992 – 17 November 1992
Wednesday 17 February 1993
18 February 1994 – 19 October 1994
10 January 1995 – 7 April 1995
15 April 1995 – 3 September 1995
10 September 1995 – 20 November 1995
3 November 1995 – 28 December 1995
2 January 1996 – 28 January 1996
2 February 1996 – 7 March 1996