I’m a finalist in the R & M McGivern Prize with Congratulations (2016), mixed media on cotton paper, 30 x 44in / 77 x 112cm. Text reads “Congratulations / You are a / GOOD WHITE PERSON / You have done ___ mths / yrs of human rights / anti-racist work / and have ___ friends from ___ different races / ethnicities. / This document certifies that you can never do, think, say, feel anything / racist / white-centric / self-obsessed ever again !!! / BRAVO! / YIPPEE! / WOOHOO! / If anyone of colour ever accuses you of racism just show them this certificate and you will be instantly absolved of any misunderstanding that they have had about you. Because, don’t forget, good white person… / IT’S ALL ABOUT YOU!” Based on a certificate conceived with Wai Ho a few years back. R & M McGivern Prize exhibition runs 16th Sep – 20 Nov 2016, Artspace at Realm, 175 Maroondah Hwy Ringwood #rmmcgivern #text #goodwhiteperson #certificate #congratulations #socialjustice #charity #antiracist #antiracistidentity