Traffic is a depiction of the immigration and movement of people from their place of origin, creating a poignant portrait about the socio-political issues of refugees, asylum seekers and indigenous Australians. Avent, a London-born and Melbourne-raised woman, states the following about the exhibition:
“This body of work explores the movement of people from their place of origin. Whether fleeing political persecution, economic hardship or environment disaster, people have always need to be able to move to survive…these drawings also explore what is kept, what is left behind, what is discarded along the way [during their journies] and what ultimately holds meaning [to them].”
