I See You Like This

The Unicorn Theatre presents Jessica Wilson’s interactive exhibition, I See You Like This.

The Unicorn Theatre, the national theatre for young audiences, is thrilled to announce the launch of a one-of-a-kind art exhibition by internationally acclaimed artist Jessica Wilson and local children, I See You Like This which opens at the Unicorn on 24th May.

The exhibition was created through a unique creative process which invited children to step into the role of art director, using the face of a parent or guardian as a canvas for an assembled photo-portrait. In I See You Like This, Wilson flips the camera around giving children control while their significant adults become their subjects, encouraging them to capture their parents from their own perspective.

The exhibition celebrates the unique bond between parent and child, exploring how identity is shaped by this formative relationship. The process and resulting photo-portraits have been acclaimed worldwide, having toured Australia and Europe, and amassing a collection of nearly 2000 portraits.

Deepening their hyper local work, the Unicorn’s Creative Hub have worked with photographer Daisy Gaston and local families and schools to produce a set of portraits that will be on display at the venue throughout the summer. Each child artist was given the opportunity to select an object that represented their parent before art-directing their portrait-based artwork which was then captured by a professional photographer.

Running alongside the main exhibition, from 24th May to 1st June, I See You Like This: Create Your Own will offer a hands-on experience for Unicorn visitors and audiences to create their own portraits. This will provide an opportunity for children and parents to celebrate both their individual identity and shared bond.

Unicorn’s Artistic Director and co-CEO Rachel Bagshaw comments, The Unicorn often represents their first encounter with arts for children. I See You Like This offers a unique opportunity for younger generations to be the artist. This process chimes deeply with our own belief in making space for children to lead creative processes and be the expert in their own view of the world.