Yohei - laughing in the face of depression

1000mm x 1000mm pyrography on 16mm plywood

Finalist – Wyndham Art Prize 2022
Finalist – Clayton Utz Art Prize 2022
Finalist – Sunshine Coast Art Prize 2023

Yohei, my niece’s husband, was driving to work on the last day of the school year when he collided with a truck, killing him instantly. He had only been diagnosed with depression 2 weeks earlier. I wanted to capture his enigmatic personality even though he had been going through a very tough time. RIP Yohei.