Jo Higgins is an arts writer, museum worker and researcher living on unceded Bidjigal and Gadigal Country in Sydney. She has written for publications including Artlink, ABC Arts, The Sydney Morning Herald and Art Collector.
Home truths
Material concerns such as housing can determine an artist’s wellbeing and sense of possibility—an idea that is often overlooked by romantic ideas of art making that are out of sync with our current reality. How can artists navigate a society in which reliable shelter is elusive? And can art itself help us reimagine what it means to achieve secure footing in an increasingly volatile world? Jo Higgins investigates.