WILL SIGN
VNX MATRIX 2024
Collaboration with VNX Matrix to produce Auslan performance to respond and translate the poetry into art form. The video, poetry work are created and owned by VNS Matrix.The 24th Biennale of Sydney ⁄ VNS Matrix
A Cyberfeminist Manifesto for the 21st Century ⁄ VNS Matrix
ROCKAMORA 2023
ACE Gallery, The Bait FridgeAuslan performance in response to the artist’s voiceover and performing with artist Kaspar Schmidt Mumm in The Bait Fridge group.
ROCKAMORA LIVE: A performance with The Bait Fridge and Slowmango
— ACE Gallery
THE POETRY OF OBJECT 0.2
Collaboration with Indigo Eli to produce Auslan video that unpacksthe complex legal issues, poetry and artwork of Indigo Eli’s
exhibition.
Auslan poetry translation of ‘Dust Jacket’ by Indigo Eli.
This is one of 8 videos translated, please see the full videos and work here.
FEAR 2024
Video translation of Sam Petersen’s poem ‘Fear’ as part of ‘Yucky’ art exhibition.The fear is palpable sometimes.
They fear me because I’m yucky.
Yeah, drooling and weeing all over the place.
Like you ables don’t.
— excerpt from Fear by Sam Petersen
They fear me because I’m yucky.
Yeah, drooling and weeing all over the place.
Like you ables don’t.
— excerpt from Fear by Sam Petersen
AGSA 2025
During William’s employment at Art Gallery of South Australia, top five artwork was selected to be translated into Auslan. The video gives you an idea of how William would lead you through the gallery in Auslan.William led Auslan art tours in AGSA and provided combination of drawing and Auslan workshop for children. Notably art tours for major exhibitions such as Tarnanthi, AGSA Biennale, Brent Harris, Radical Textiles, Dangerously Modern and many more.
ACE GALLERY 2024
William worked with ACE Gallery to produce promotional vidoesand information about art opportunities and exhibitions.
Studio 2024
‘Entities: The Concepts and Post-Object Exhibition’
Lee Salomone ‘Fragments; a widening vision ’
DRAG PERFORMANCE 2025
In early stages of Deaf Drag performance during Deaf Queer Festival 2025.Since performing two songs during Melbourne Flow Festival 2025 and also as a MC - She received a sign name from the Deaf community of two fists shaking in excitement ;)
More to come from Willa Wontshee!