Four Cousins | 2023

Four Cousins is an original hand-sculpted artwork created by Lili Jacobsen in 2023.

The story for this piece first came to me in a dream.

I dreamt of myself and three of my cousins from my Blak side of the family walking through the bush together. We were surrounded by abundance, connected to nature and Country, peaceful, free and simply having fun together.

Looking back now, that dream holds a much deeper meaning for me.

I see four young people surrounded by life, abundance and possibility. Connected to Country, connected to each other, and free to find our own paths.

Four Cousins holds my hope for our generation, that we can carry our stories while continuing to grow, find connection, experience joy and create lives that feel peaceful and full.

This artwork also holds an important place in my journey as an artist.

I created Four Cousins when I was 21, at the beginning of what I imagined would become my first release of sculpted wall artworks. The following week, I created another slab that would later win the Emerging Artist section of the John Villiers Outback Art Prize in Winton.

Life took me in a very different direction before this collection could be released, but Four Cousins continued its own journey. Since 2023, it has been exhibited in Woodgate, Gladstone and Bundaberg, including my first duo exhibition at The Book Boutique.

Three years after I first created it, Four Cousins is finally available to collect.