THANKS FOR NOTHING
'Thanks for Nothing’ is exhibiting at Side Gallery, Brisbane February 1-14. View the catalogue and read accompanying materials here .
Created with over half a million de-stashed and thrifted melty beads, these works capture fragments of conversations, clinical language, and my own reflections. The process of obsessive, repetitive creation became both a refuge and a mode of healing, allowing me to confront and process personal loss and transform it into something tangible.
‘Thanks for NOTHING’, RACHEL BURKE.
Thanks for nothing, 28 x melty bead panels, Rachel burke, photography by lara FURST
Thanks for nothing, 28 x melty bead panels, Rachel burke, photography by lara FURST
“CHATS”, Melty bEADS, 2025 by Rachel Burke, photography by lara FURST
“CHATS”, Melty bEADS, 2025 by Rachel Burke.
“SCRIPT”, Melty bEADS, 2025 by Rachel Burke, photography by lara FURST
SCRIPT, Melty bEADS, 2025 by Rachel Burke.
“I made something out of it”, 2025, rachel burke
“Very anxious, ready for snacks”, 2025. Rachel burke.
“little miss carrier bag”, melty beads, 2025 rachel burke.
HAPPY SAD BAG, Melty bEADS, 2025 by Rachel Burke, photography by lara FURST
MANY MANY MANY FEELINGS, Melty bEADS, 2025 by Rachel Burke, photography by lara FURST
“Daisy Veil”, MELTY BEADS, 2025 by Rachel Burke, photography by lara FURST
“Daisy Veil”, MELTY BEADS, 2025 by Rachel Burke, photography by lara FURST
The many faces of, melty beads, rachel burke, 2025.
EMOTIONAL BAGGAGE, Melty bEADS, 2025 by Rachel Burke, photography by melanie hinds.