three percent 3% @ line of sight, Project Contemporary ArtSpace, Wollongong, NSW
I made this work to explore how incremental increases can make huge impacts on long term outcomes; 3% seems such a small amount yet in 20 years it has doubled the initial amount. 3% is the per annum economic growth our governments encourage — but in order to achieve this we will need to be […]
imprint @ 37, Wollongong City Gallery, Wollongong, NSW
During 2011 I taught digital skills for artists at West Wollongong TAFE. As a member of the TAFE Art School teaching staff I was invited to be part of the annual teacher’s exhibition for that year, the 37th year of the event (hence its title), to be held at the Wollongong City Gallery in the […]
cellular memory @ Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi
≡ Received a Special Mention and noted by founding director David Handley as one of his favorite works in that years exhibition. The Sculpture by the Sea exhibition features about a 100 sculptures installed along the Bondi to Tamarama walk in Sydney. cellular memory was installed on the stormwater outfall on Tamarama beach. statement: In […]
in contact @ Project Contemporary ArtSpace, Wollongong, NSW
in contact was installed as part of Projecting Forward at Project Contemporary ArtSpace statement The act of making contact is the act of connecting and when multiple contacts are made and connections maintained, spaces of possibility are created. We occupy spaces; we make spaces; but we most often take space and spaces for granted — […]
tumble @ Lorne Sculpture Biennale, Lorne, VIC
≡ Awarded a special mention The Lorne Sculpture Biennale 2011 was installed along the foreshore of Lorne, about Statement: While waves tumble and waste onto the nearby shore this work threatens to tumble towards the sea. Its fluid rippling form is though, held firm to the hillside – a connecting element embedding within its form […]
vortex @ Swell, Currumbin, QLD
Swell Sculpture Festival is an annual Sculpture exhibition installed along Currumbin Beach and foreshore statement: vortex acts like a funnel to another frame of mind, a new dimension of time and space – posing a question of perspective and courage. Here resting on the beach one wonders if it is listening to the sea as […]
string theory @ [MARS] Gallery, Port Melbourne, VIC
[MARS] Gallery provided the opportunity to install this solo show in their wonderful upstairs gallery. exhibition statement These works are part of an ongoing series called “string theory” exploring the idea of infinity and repetition, looking at strings as they refer to both scientific string theory and textiles: Scientific string theory is a quantum theory […]
cellular memory @ Montalto Sculpture Prize, Mornington Peninsula, VIC
In 2010 I placed a work, in this same location during the Montalto 2010 exhibition – it took the form of a cone, titled my feet grow root and my soul touches the sky (see here) and talked of my connection to and memory of land. This new work is like an after image of […]