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THANKS FOR NOTHING

Body of Work.

Thanks for Nothing exhibited at Side Gallery in Brisbane February, 2025. 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.

Purchase the exhibition catalogue here.

‘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.