Sayraphim Lothian

Sayraphim Lothian

Craftivist, activist, artist, researcher.

Plant based, joy filled chaos.

Public art projects:

Old School Activism

An ongoing series using the imagery of old school tattoos to focus on activist issues.

You can find these at Redbubble

2022 - present

AFK

During the pandemic, I stopped working on projects for a while.


2020 - 2021

Guerrilla Kindness and other acts of Creative Resistance

Guerrilla Kindness and other acts of Creative Resistance book - out now!


2018 - present

Lil Briggs

A custom plush toy based on the Indigenous Australian rapper,Briggs, for Polyglot Theatre

2018

Run The Cloud

A participatory game encouraging people to get outside and discover stories in the world.


2017

Dandenong Patterns

A Guerrilla Kindness project as part of the Cultural Threads festival in Dandenong


2016

You Are So Very Beautiful

A Guerrilla Kindness project originally designed by Betsy Greer and Mary England

2016

Small Time Criminals

A 12 week Artist in Residency program based on fairy tales submitted by the public at the Woods Street Arts Space in Laverton


2016

Craffiti

An exhibition of soft sculpture works inspired by Melbourne’s street art


2015

Monsterthinks YouTube Channel

A YouTube channel for the curious and enthusiastic, an adventure through the humanities, art, history, craft and creative rebellion.

Click here to be taken to the channel

2015-2019

Artist in Op Shops

An artist in residence project in local charity shops

2015

Tales from the Woods

A 12 week Artist in Residency program based on fairy tales submitted by the public at the Woods Street Arts Space in Laverton


2015

Real Australians Say Welcome pattern

A knitting, crochet and cross stitch pattern based on a work by Peter Drew


2015

ARISE

A downloadable 3d printed figure in response to the only artwork on the moon – Fallen Astronaut

2014

RELEASE THE FRIGHTBATS

A public art craftivist project supporting outspoken women everywhere


2014

Little Monster’s Big Day Out

A game involving taking little monsters on tiny adventures


2014 - 2019

Paper Orchestra

A Constructive Play workshop with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

2014

Journey: the Kakapo of Christchurch

A guerrilla kindness project for the people of Christchurch, New Zealand


2014

Now Life In This House

A participatory game, a retelling of Chekov’s The Cherry Orchard.


2014

1000 Cities

A city-wide, app assisted game designed for city bikes.

2014

#TrueRomansAll

A city-wide game, a retelling of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. A co-production between Bell Shakespeare’s Minds Eye and Pop Up Playground.


2014

Random Acts of Gentle Anarchy

A mosaicked guerrilla work under the guidance of UK craftivist and rebel ceramicist Carrie Reichardt


2013

Lucky Street

A guerrilla kindness project offering good luck to passersby

2013 - present

The Whispering Society

A immersive story telling game played on the streets of Melbourne.


2013

The Ride

An epic battle game inspired by Richard Wagner’s Die Walküre.


2013

Hummingbirdman Rally

A drop in, constructive play project.

2013

Here Be Dragons

A soft sculpture public art work for the Art in Public Places festival, Melbourne


2013

Feed Your Family

A 12 player game utilising spectacle, puppetry and theft.


2013 – 2019

Sharing Ink

A guerrilla kindness work exploring community and lovely moments between strangers involving 30 local artists and writers.

2013

Rogue Design

A cheeky, tiny guerrilla kindness project for the You Are Here Festival, Canberra


2013

Collins St. Regulars

A playful work that invited the public to become a part of one of Melbourne’s best loved paintings.


2013

Hiding in Public

A quick response work investigating if privacy can still be found in public.

2012

Take a Moment, Leave a Moment

A playful participatory work created as a moment of connection between strangers.


2012

Midnight in the City

A drop in game plastering a cardboard city with paper graffiti


2012

Knit Along With Fee N Me

A knit along project for Fee Plumbley’s "Really Big Roadtrip" crowdfunding campaign

2012

Street Pests

A street art installation of rats and pigeons fashioned from discarded material found in the streets.


2012

What I want to say is…

A participatory sticker project for the walls and alleys of Melbourne.


2012

New Games: Play in the UK

A documentary about social and pervasive gaming filmed in the UK by myself and Robert Reid from Pop Up Playground.

2012

Mi Casa Es Su Casa

An exploration of community, the global neighbourhood and feeling welcome.



2012

Secret Stash

A tiny UK project examining the worth of small denominational coins.


2012

One Minute Manifesto

A spoken word performance at the Battersea Arts Centre in London.

2012

Cold Comfort

A site specific participatory work installed in the Old Melbourne Gaol.


2012

HERE

A site specific work responding to the histories and spaces of Trades Hall in Carlton.


2012

The Cabinet of Dr Madazpantz

A drop in, constructive play project.

2012 – 2019

Gilding the City

Refashioning broken pieces of jewellery found in the street into items for the cities around the world to wear.


2012

For You Stranger

An exploration of guerrilla kindness.


2012 – present

A Moment in Yarn

Interpreting precious memories into crocheted granny squares.


2011 – present

Sneak Attack

A month long stealthy yarn bomb of the NGV Studio in Melbourne.


2011