Flashes of my past in the future exhibition

Come along and see my latest creations working collaboratively with fabulous photographer Jocelyn Rosen.

Sydney Biennale highlights

Whilst I was in Sydney for my latest exhibition Daily Rituals, I was lucky enough to squeeze in some time for the Sydney Biennale.

Some of the highlights were Yuken Teruya's Notice - Forest series at the NSW Art Gallery, a collection of paper bags which had tree silhouettes cut into them. The bags were displayed lying down, encouraging the viewer to look inside and see a three dimensional paper tree.

View looking inside a paper bag

Looking down onto a Chanel paper bag

Installation of the artworks - a clever way to engage the viewer

I was also impressed by Lee Mingwei's installation at the Museum of Contemporary Arts. Thousands of colourful cotton reels were attached to the gallery walls. A thread from each reel was attached to the clothing piled on the table. 

Lee's participatory installations, explore issues of trust, intimacy and self-awareness as the artist invites the viewer to engage with his work on a one-to-one basis. 

Lee Mingwei says "In The Mending Project, my interactive conceptual installation, I use very simple elements – thread, color, sewing – as points of departure for gaining insights into the relationships among self, other and immediate surroundings. It also constitutes an act of sharing between a stranger and myself. Visitors initially see a long table, two chairs and a wall of colorful cone-shaped spools of thread. During gallery hours, I am seated at that table, to which visitors can bring various damaged textile articles, choose the color of thread they wish, and watch as I mend the article. The mended article, with thread ends still attached, is then placed on the table along with previously mended items. Owners are asked to return to the gallery to collect their mended articles on the last day of the exhibition. The act of mending takes on emotional value as well, depending on how personal the damaged item is – a favourite shirt versus an old but little-used tablecloth."

Along with NSWAG and the MCA, the Biennale is also staged at Cockatoo Island, Pier 2/3 and the Carriage Works and runs until 16 September 2012.

Daily Rituals - movie magic

Perhaps you might be wondering how Sarah and I installed our exhibition at gaffa gallery in Sydney a couple of weeks ago. Particularly the painting that I painted directly onto the wall.

It always takes longer than you think, and it was lucky that we had dedicated an entire day to the set up (and pack down that happened earlier this week).

I wanted to document the magic of the installation and have put it together in a short stop animation film. I hope you enjoy it as much I enjoyed putting it together.

Kx

Daily Rituals exhibition - more images

Me standing in front of the lounge room wall painting.
To the left are my ceramics, on the right are ceramics by Sarah Walker 

A close up of the Picture Pitchers, which sit upon the 'heater' in the lounge room wall painting

Look at all the red dots! - These were from 'the things I love' series

wheel formed Porcelain, celadon and blue underglaze

Kitchen

wheel formed Porcelain, celadon and blue underglaze

15cm high

Dressing Table

wheel formed Porcelain, celadon and blue underglaze

15cm high

Lounge - tv

wheel formed Porcelain, celadon and blue underglaze

15cm high

Bathroom

wheel formed Porcelain, celadon and blue underglaze

15cm high 

House Proud

wheel formed Porcelain, celadon and blue underglaze

15cm high

On my way to work

wheel formed Porcelain, celadon and blue underglaze

15cm high

A view of Sarahs work at the other end of the gallery 

Sarah Walker's  ceramics which can be seen on the right hand side of the gallery opposite my works

Sarah's ceramics

hopelessly devoted

2012

porcelain, silk thread

Sarah's 
a rolling stone jug

2011

white raku, satin fawn reduction fire

dimensions variable

 Sarah Walker

Mental health starter kit

2011

dimensions variable

ceramic, textile and silver