Anthology of Silence is a curated collection of poems by underrepresented voices—writers often silenced or erased. Through design elements like blackout overlays and translucent pages, the book mimics the structural silences faced by marginalized communities. Reading becomes an act of uncovering, requiring effort and care. It’s both a poetic object and a quiet protest, reminding us that absence often signals exclusion, not emptiness.
2. Unstitched
This deconstructed garment reimagines the body as open, shifting, and unapologetically free. Featuring Frances Cannon’s poetry and drawings, the shirt is cut apart and pinned back together—not to repair, but to reclaim. It embraces imperfection and body autonomy, honouring vulnerability as strength and rejecting imposed ideals.
3. She unfolds
The hand-bound textile publication brings together fragments of poetry and illustration by Frances Cannon, printed on raw fabric and interleaved with translucent tracing paper. The foil cover forms a sharp contrast, hard, reflective, resistant, while the layered textile pages invite touch, pause, and slow reading. Drawing on themes of body, vulnerability, and emotional honesty, the book unfolds like a quiet act of resistance. Each page breathes, each layer speaks.
4. The Tabletop Noticeboard
Inspired by the noticeboards Jillposters used in the 80s and 90s, this tabletop installation reimagines the humble community board as a site of feminist publishing and protest. Look closely. Flip the cards. These messages were meant to be seen, touched, and passed on.
5. From the streets to the page
This newspaper tells the history of workers' fight for their rights through printing. From the beginning of Melbourne's Eight-Hour Workday Parade in 1856, to the strike triggered by the arrest of Clarrie O'Shea in 1969, to contemporary PDFs and handmade zines, it shows how workers use paper to convey solidarity, strategy and hope. Print is not only a tool for information transmission, but also a witness to the unwritten history of workers. We continue this tradition and use the newspaper itself as an open space - this page carries the voice of the past and also leaves room for your voice.
7. Printed Noise This artifact is an A2 poster, explores how sound, particularly from post-punk and cassette culture, finds its way into print. The energy and visual language of protest within the poster are inspired by the Fast Forward magazine. It channels post-punk energy through rough composition, the texture, the red colour, and purposeful imperfection.
8. The Symphony of the Font
This artifact showcases the title typesetting design in Crowd Magazine (mainly issues 1-5). Different fonts are like different voices speaking, and throughout the magazine, a variety of different fonts combine like a melody that is unique and memorable. The font was made into a tape and placed in a retro-style casette model made of wooden boards and clay, where order and disorder coexisted in the artifact.
9. Through the Lens of Projection: Shining a Light on Student Resistance
This projection highlights the legacy of activism through RMIT' Catalyst and University of Melbourne's Farrago Magazine, two student magazines that have long been platforms for protest, dissent, and collective action, amplifying voices that challenge authority and demand change.
10. Paper House: Longing for a Lost Home A symbolic structure of printed pages illuminated from within, Paper House reflects the nostalgia and resilience of migration, inspired by Sofia Stefanovic's Longing for a Lost Home in Issue No.2 of Lindsay Magazine. Built from fragile memories and feminist endurance, it stands as a testament to the stories women carry across borders and the homes they create from longing.