Informed by a career in circus arts, specialising in aerial artistry, her work employs body movement and balance to physically express ideas. Stacking and assembling objects, reflect the mental and physical precarity in which beings and systems are contingent on each other for survival.
William’s practice takes place between the home and the studio, necessarily shaped by her dual role as both mother and artist. She subverts everyday domestic actions and household items such as dish racks, chairs, broken crockery, and craft items associated with maternal care, calling attention to the creativity to be found in the everyday.
Substantial and Significant is a multimedia installation, involving a combination of performance, projection and sculpture made from found materials associated with the domestic. The work addresses the complexities of family separation and the Family Court system. In family law, it is often advised that the changeover of a child between parents be done in a public place like a fun park, McDonald’s carpark, or shopping centre. These spaces become a happening of awkward and emotional exchanges that eventually become a normalised part of family life. For this work the term ‘substantial and significant time’ has a double meaning, indicating the labour of care disproportionately done by women past and present as well as a term used in family law. The work serves as a platform to initiate conversations about issues within the Family Court system, which reflect broader societal problems.
