Overview

• Ball was chosen from a record field of more than 500 entries and 22 finalists for the biennial prize awarded to artists under 40
• Heavy Grit combines collage photographs, stained glass, beeswax, charcoal, copper pipe, sand and rope to evoke layers of queer history
• Judges praised the work’s “restless, kinetic quality” and experimental processes that mirror Ball’s exploration of gender identity
• The winning piece will be exhibited alongside other finalists at the Art Gallery of South Australia from May 31 to August 31
• Established in honour of philanthropists James and Diana Ramsay, the acquisitive prize supports ambitious contemporary works across any medium