As a Ballardong woman residing on Wadjuk country, Yabini Kickett has been tackling the issue of homesickness for places she either cannot visit freely or places that no longer exist due to farming, destruction of bushland, climate change and continual colonisation of Bibulmun country. Over the past six-months, Yabini has been creating a collection of works as a means of bringing home with her. She has explored the creation of wearable art beginning in collection of materials from country and ending in three shift dresses. Alongside the clothing works, she has created a separate body of work centred on Kata Mordo (the Darling Scarp), the hills in which she and her family pass through to go home.

Esther / Yabini has been working as an independent artist after graduating from Duncraig Senior High School in 2015. As she is majorly self taught aside from her high school education, Esther primarily works in acrylic, gouache and general mixed media. In the past year however she found her practice expanding to textiles and printmaking. Through her art, Esther shares her love for endemic flora and landscapes within Bibulmun country as well as various uses for certain plants and animals. She depicts stories, places and people important to her. A lot of her inspiration comes from local environments, her mother’s home and the deep connection to country. In the coming years Esther aims to partake in more residencies, to further evolve her arts practice, as well as partake in more exhibitions.