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sociaLIES
2026
2 AP, Edition of 10
560mm x 380mm
Silk screen print on somerset
sociaLIES adopts the visual language of a digital interface to interrogate how socialisation operates as a quiet yet pervasive force. Through the familiar structure of an Instagram post, the work exposes how “neutrality” is constructed, performed, and internalised, particularly within systems shaped by assimilation.
Fragments of land, language, and cultural presence lie beneath a controlled surface, partially visible yet subdued. This layering reflects the tension between what is inherited and what has been conditioned over time. Disrupting the word “socialised” into sociaLIES reveals the embedded falsehoods within dominant narratives that frame whiteness as the default.
Reclamation occurs through this act of exposure, naming and unsettling what has been normalised. Regeneration emerges from the refusal to remain contained within these structures, allowing suppressed identities and knowledges to resurface. The work holds space for both grief and resistance, acknowledging the cost of assimilation while asserting the persistence of what endures.
Beth Thompson is an interdisciplinary, queer artist whose practice explores identity through cultural reconnection, intergenerational trauma, and belonging via sensory-based approaches. Grounded in Indigenous ways of knowing and informed by contemporary art methodologies, their work positions art-making as both a decolonising and therapeutic process. While their research-based practice focuses on, but is not limited to, painting, installation, and photography, Thompson creates immersive experiences that invite embodied engagement with colour, material, and memory. A Wulli Wulli person with Celtic, Germanic, and Nordic heritage, their work navigates layered identities and evolving relationships. Born and raised on the Gold Coast and currently residing in Brisbane, Thompson studied at Griffith University’s Queensland College of Art and Design, recently completing a Bachelor of Visual Arts (Honours) and holds a Bachelor of Contemporary Australian Indigenous Art. They have exhibited in multiple group exhibitions across Queensland, including the Brisbane Portrait Prize and the Cairns Indigenous Art Fair and recently designed the WFTDA and AMRD Team Australia Roller Derby uniforms.
sociaLIES
2026
2 AP, Edition of 10
560mm x 380mm
Silk screen print on somerset
sociaLIES adopts the visual language of a digital interface to interrogate how socialisation operates as a quiet yet pervasive force. Through the familiar structure of an Instagram post, the work exposes how “neutrality” is constructed, performed, and internalised, particularly within systems shaped by assimilation.
Fragments of land, language, and cultural presence lie beneath a controlled surface, partially visible yet subdued. This layering reflects the tension between what is inherited and what has been conditioned over time. Disrupting the word “socialised” into sociaLIES reveals the embedded falsehoods within dominant narratives that frame whiteness as the default.
Reclamation occurs through this act of exposure, naming and unsettling what has been normalised. Regeneration emerges from the refusal to remain contained within these structures, allowing suppressed identities and knowledges to resurface. The work holds space for both grief and resistance, acknowledging the cost of assimilation while asserting the persistence of what endures.
Beth Thompson is an interdisciplinary, queer artist whose practice explores identity through cultural reconnection, intergenerational trauma, and belonging via sensory-based approaches. Grounded in Indigenous ways of knowing and informed by contemporary art methodologies, their work positions art-making as both a decolonising and therapeutic process. While their research-based practice focuses on, but is not limited to, painting, installation, and photography, Thompson creates immersive experiences that invite embodied engagement with colour, material, and memory. A Wulli Wulli person with Celtic, Germanic, and Nordic heritage, their work navigates layered identities and evolving relationships. Born and raised on the Gold Coast and currently residing in Brisbane, Thompson studied at Griffith University’s Queensland College of Art and Design, recently completing a Bachelor of Visual Arts (Honours) and holds a Bachelor of Contemporary Australian Indigenous Art. They have exhibited in multiple group exhibitions across Queensland, including the Brisbane Portrait Prize and the Cairns Indigenous Art Fair and recently designed the WFTDA and AMRD Team Australia Roller Derby uniforms.
