The Artist’s Digest

In the Kids & Families Gallery Space on Level 1 of the Liverpool Powerhouse, four colourful oversized cloaks float above plush circular rugs. Created by Australian artist Lily Golightly, each cloak is decorated externally with vibrant imagery representing joy, love, sadness and anger in turn. Underneath these cubby house like structures, unfinished hems and paint splotches expose the rawness of each emotion.

Down an aisle at my local supermarket, somewhere between the hot cross buns and bunny shaped chocolates, sits a curated selection of Valentine’s Day cards. With loud declarations, generic cute animals and overflowing hearts the common themes, shoppers must choose whether their love is “ONE-IN-A-MILLION” or “PURR-FECT”. For those searching for a personalised sentiment in-between, historical love tokens may just be the key.