My name is Bobzii. I am an emerging non-binary Japanese-Australian artist practicing on the unceded lands of the Bunurong, Boon wurrung, Wurundjeri and Woi wurrung peoples of the Eastern Kulin Nation. I was born in Tokyo, Japan, in 1999 and raised in rural Victoria, Australia, before moving to Naarm/Melbourne to study fine art at RMIT University in 2018. I have been exhibiting since 2017 and my practice primarily comprises self-portraiture and absurdism using text, appropriation, performative video and 2-D visual art. My recent body of work explores my experiences and reactions to my response to isolation during Melbourne’s famous, record-breaking hard lockdowns.

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Collection of takeaway bags, 2021

acrylic, calligraphy ink, marker on recycled takeaway bag

dimensions variable

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Unknown amount, 2021  

acrylic, calligraphy ink, marker on recycled takeaway bag  

600 x 400 mm

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Unknown amount 2, 2021  

acrylic, calligraphy ink, marker on recycled takeaway bag  

400 x 400 mm

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Unknown amount (Thank you, stay safe), 2021  

acrylic and marker on handmade book made from recycled takeaway bags  

100 x 150 x 30 mm