Sophie Lane is a Sydney based artist working on Gadigal and Wangal land. Through expanded painting and drawing practice she aims to honour an innate emotional and physical sensitivity by responding with care and vulnerability toward self and others. Following the key feminist philosophy of the personal as political, the work is committed to a feminist perspective on vulnerability as a strength and a key part of everyday life. Lane’s work denies the binaries and hierarchies of patriarchy which have defined ‘vulnerability’ as ‘feminine’ as ‘less than’, and instead nurtures the network of care towards self and others that emerges when one accepts sensitivity and introspection as deeply inherent and valuable to the human condition. Using daily writing practices, the artist pulls emotion from everyday situations, real conversations and diaristic style text. By looking inwards, accepting and sharing her own vulnerability, she hopes to create a culture in which care thrives.