Through a ceremony of lipstick, language and remembrance, E.L. Elliott acknowledges women whose lives have been lost to femicide in Australia 2026. Applying lipstick, recording the names of each shade and imprinting the colour onto cloth, Elliott creates a material trace for each life lost. The question What Were You Wearing? confronts the persistent scrutiny of women rather than the violence committed against them. Each mark becomes an act of remembrance, resisting erasure and honouring lives that should not have been lost.

Please note that this performance and works in this exhibition address family and domestic violence. The exhibition also features themes of war, sexual assault, misogyny, the patriarchy, government corruption, consumerism and climate anxiety.

Some works may contain confronting imagery, language or themes that could be distressing or triggering for some visitors.

Viewer discretion is advised.