Film, Chelle Destefano, Who does my family think I am??, 2024

Chelle Destefano, Who does my family think I am ?? 2024 moving image and textile poem

Reuse this media

Can you reuse this media without permission? No (with exceptions, see below)

Conditions of use

All rights reserved

This media item is licensed under "All rights reserved". You cannot share (i.e. copy, distribute, transmit) or rework (i.e. alter, transform, build upon) this item, or use it for commercial purposes without the permission of the copyright owner. However, an exception can be made if your intended use meets the "fair dealing" criteria. Uses that meet this criteria include research or study; criticism or review; parody or satire; reporting news; enabling a person with a disability to access material; or professional advice by a lawyer, patent attorney, or trademark attorney.

Attribution

Please acknowledge the item’s source, creator and title (where known)

© Digital reproduction copyright of Chelle Destefano installation for NPCA 2025 at Montsalvat image Jamie Robertson

Chelle Destefano installation for NPCA 2025 at Montsalvat image Jamie Robertson

Have a question? Contact Nillumbik Shire Council
Chelle Destefano, Who does my family think I am ?? 2024 moving image and textile poem

Reuse this media

Can you reuse this media without permission? No (with exceptions, see below)

Conditions of use

All rights reserved

This media item is licensed under "All rights reserved". You cannot share (i.e. copy, distribute, transmit) or rework (i.e. alter, transform, build upon) this item, or use it for commercial purposes without the permission of the copyright owner. However, an exception can be made if your intended use meets the "fair dealing" criteria. Uses that meet this criteria include research or study; criticism or review; parody or satire; reporting news; enabling a person with a disability to access material; or professional advice by a lawyer, patent attorney, or trademark attorney.

Attribution

Please acknowledge the item’s source, creator and title (where known)

© Digital reproduction copyright of Chelle Destefano

Chelle Destefano

Have a question? Contact Nillumbik Shire Council
Chelle Destefano, Who does my family think I am ?? 2024 moving image and textile poem

Reuse this media

Can you reuse this media without permission? No (with exceptions, see below)

Conditions of use

All rights reserved

This media item is licensed under "All rights reserved". You cannot share (i.e. copy, distribute, transmit) or rework (i.e. alter, transform, build upon) this item, or use it for commercial purposes without the permission of the copyright owner. However, an exception can be made if your intended use meets the "fair dealing" criteria. Uses that meet this criteria include research or study; criticism or review; parody or satire; reporting news; enabling a person with a disability to access material; or professional advice by a lawyer, patent attorney, or trademark attorney.

Attribution

Please acknowledge the item’s source, creator and title (where known)

© Digital reproduction copyright of Chelle Destefano

Chelle Destefano

Have a question? Contact Nillumbik Shire Council
Chelle Destefano, Who does my family think I am ?? 2024 moving image and textile poem

Reuse this media

Can you reuse this media without permission? No (with exceptions, see below)

Conditions of use

All rights reserved

This media item is licensed under "All rights reserved". You cannot share (i.e. copy, distribute, transmit) or rework (i.e. alter, transform, build upon) this item, or use it for commercial purposes without the permission of the copyright owner. However, an exception can be made if your intended use meets the "fair dealing" criteria. Uses that meet this criteria include research or study; criticism or review; parody or satire; reporting news; enabling a person with a disability to access material; or professional advice by a lawyer, patent attorney, or trademark attorney.

Attribution

Please acknowledge the item’s source, creator and title (where known)

© Digital reproduction copyright of Chelle Destefano

Chelle Destefano

Have a question? Contact Nillumbik Shire Council

Artists statement

Someone thought I was used to my family’s way, but they realised I had been trying to tell them that I wasn’t. Being the only Deaf person in a hearing family, heard but not really nor seen, the silent abuse endured. Crying behind a raining window, sheer white fabric with white text and visual audio lines tells of the silent world I live in and with the song Sleepwalk by Santo and Johnny that matches my experience.

Local Winner Nillumbik Prize for Contemporary Art 2025

Physical description

video and textile poem

Keywords

Identifier

2025.3VA

Artist

Chelle Destefano

Date made

2024

Materials

Fabric, Moving image, Sound

Measurements

Width: 120 centimetres, Depth: 15 centimetres, Height: 150 centimetres

Production methods

videotape / recording, embroider

Edition

1/1

Cite this page

Victorian Collections

https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/691be6e93e7f4994c4f46267

Accessed 15 June 2026

This record was last updated 7 months ago

Completeness

If you want to ask a question, or you know something about this item, contact the collector

Nillumbik Shire Council: Website Email

See the Valuations page for information on historical item valuation.

Search Victorian Collections

Film, Chelle Destefano, Who does my family think I am??, 2024

Reuse this media

Conditions of use

Attribution

Reuse this media

Conditions of use

Attribution

Reuse this media

Conditions of use

Attribution

Reuse this media

Conditions of use

Attribution

Artists statement

Physical description

Keywords