‘1940-Based on a True Story’, is a speculative history piece focusing on two men who may have been same-sex lovers during World War II. While the evidence around this pair is inconclusive, diary entries and other primary materials suggest a special relationship between a young Australian pilot who died in the Battle of Britain and his older male guardian, who sponsored his aeronautical training after bringing him to England. This piece also highlights the obscured nature of queer history—a consequence of homosexuality historically being illegal, often leading to the erasure of evidence. The elevation of queer history has been an important objective in my practice, aiming to challenge dominant narratives and honouring the lives and relationships of LGBTIQ Australians who were forced into the shadows. In my hand-drawn animation practice, I embrace the imperfections and traces left by the animation process, allowing the medium’s remnants to echo uncertainty and suggest gaps in historical narratives. Through this work, I aim to mobilise whispers of a past, inviting viewers to engage with the spaces between known facts and imagined realities.
As a part of Todd Fuller’s solo exhibition, join us for a unique life drawing workshop. Featuring one of the original actors who modelled for the hand-drawn animation (Jerome Studdy), this session offers participants the opportunity to try life drawing while gaining deeper insight into the creative process behind the work. This event has now sold out.
For the full catalogue essay by Richard Perram, click here.
Todd Fuller is a well-known Australian Artist whose work extends traditional notions of drawing across film, animation and performance works. Fuller is best known for his hand drawn animations which address a broad range of...
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