Growing up in Northampton with the fascinating stories of adventure and shipwrecks of the Abrolhos Islands, Mitchell was inspired by the concept of survival and shelter. This assemblage uses childhood memories to respond empathetically to concepts of home. An imagined captain’s trunk from the Batavia 1629 becomes a habitat for a creative crustacean. The rustic embossed trunk is inspired by the gorget (piece of armour protecting the throat) from the Batavia on display at the WA Shipwrecks Museum.