In 2009 Deacon produced the series Gazette. These now eerily familiar scenes appear like vignettes, offering windows into lives of those living inside Melbourne’s public housing towers. Recent scenes from the news are echoed in Arrears windows, which shows Deacon’s collection of black and brown dolls crammed into yellow plastic tubs. The series draws attention to the individual lives and struggles of residents within these buildings, while also reminding viewers of the often-overcrowded conditions these residents live in. Each image brings to light Deacon’s idiosyncratic take on current global and national events with her semi-autobiographical edge.

Arrears windows shows Deacon’s collection of black and brown dolls crammed into yellow plastic tubs is indicative of public housing commission flats. The series draws attention to the individual lives and struggles of residents within these buildings, while also reminding viewers of the often- overcrowded conditions residents live in.