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Centrelink Suite—Tales from a NewStart (Anna Jacobson)

1. Prove It   Willy at Centrelink said I needed a forty-five minute assessment to prove I still had a mental illness. But it’s in the letter from my psychiatrist. …

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My Nana is a Mermaid (Anna Jacobson)

Artist’s Statement This video work was inspired by old photographs I discovered of my nana and grandad when they were young. I was drawn to the photograph of my nana …

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Serpent (Anna Jacobson)

By the time I see you, seventy-one angels have descended from heaven, chopped off your hands and feet, split your tongue. You crawl along your belly. Vanish. By the time …

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How to Knit a Human (Anna Jacobson)

Cravings I don’t wear a watch in hospital. I count time by meals. A nurse hands me a Milky Way bar after ECT. I hold it in my lap; look …

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