http://hdl.handle.net/10453/132949 2026-04-04T18:42:42Z http://hdl.handle.net/10453/133275 Title: Bless This Yes/Hear This No Authors: Hughes, Natalya Abstract: The cushion designs were created by Natalya Hughes in collaboration with Respect.Now.Always. at UTS as an extension of the 2018 Artist-in-Residence project, Safe Sopor. The cushions address the often non-explicit forms of consent given in relationships through clear statements in the affirmative and negative. They incorporate subtle clues within the design, such as emojis and velvet, synonymous with sexual communication and intimacy. "Bless This Yes/ Hear This No was motivated by a desire to foreground the voice of an individual whose consent is being sought or ignored. While education around the importance of consent often reads as a message to, I wanted my design to work as a message from. My practice is often concerned with how, culturally, we devalue the contributions of women. We also are inclined to undermine their voices. In Bless This Yes/ Hear This No I’ve made an object of décor – associated as it is with femininity, domesticity and the everyday – that speaks loudly and with certainty. A yes should be met with gratitude and joy. A no should be respected and honoured with appropriate action" – Natalya Hughes. Description: 2018 UTS Artist-in-Residence collaboration with Respect. Now. Always. at UTS 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/10453/132955 Title: Safe Sopor Authors: Hughes, Natalya Abstract: These designs are from the Safe Sopor installation by Natalya Hughes, the 2018 UTS Library Artist-in-Residence. Natalya’s residency at the UTS Library revolved around the ‘sleep zone’ under the Library’s rear stairs. Natalya had always been intrigued by this unusual space and its generally male dominated gender demographic. Her re-imagining of the space incorporates decorative components including wallpaper, carpet and bean-bags with the aim of creating a more inclusive resting area. During the residency, Natalya worked in the Library's Special Collections Room to paint the watercolour motifs that feature in the final designs of the wall-paper and bean bags. These motifs are things known to be soporific (to cause sleepiness). Description: These works show the wallpaper and bean bag designs created by Natalya Hughes for the Safe Sopor installation at the UTS Library. 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z