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2/7/2002

Lisa Roet

Gitte Weise Gallery, Sydney

THE SHADOW

Gitte Weise Gallery is pleased to announce an exhibition of a series of photographic works, presented as lightboxes, by the Australian artist Lisa Roet. 'The Shadow' explores the myths and legends connected to the Orangutan - 'Man of the Forest' These works are based on Roet's research work on Primates in Borneo, and part of her ongoing project, 'Pri-Mates', drawing parallels with other humanoid mythological figures, such as the Yetti and Yowie of Australia.

During her stay in Borneo in 2001 Roet visited and spoke with the indigenous people of East Malaysia about their myths and legends connected to the Orangutan.

The myths include legends and stories told of how a man, after disgracing himself in his village fled to the forest in shame, where he took on the form of an Orangutan and roamed the forest eternally, alone.

Another myths tells how an Orangutan stole a woman from the village and took her to the forest. She became his bride and bore him a child. After a while she escaped from the Orangutan, fleeing the forest. The Orangutan, out of fury, tore the child in two, throwing the ape half back into the forest where he became an Orangutan, and the human half after his fleeing bride.

The indigenous Orangulu tribe believe that Orangutans are the souls of people who have transformed as ghosts from the sacred land (being the forest) to the upper world (the Olay).
The title 'The Shadow' also refers to western philosophy of the 'ape/man' being 'The Shadow' of mans primitive self.
Images fostered by literature such as Edgar Allen Poe's - Rue Morgue, and news real amateur documentation of supposed 'Big Foot' and 'Yetti' sightings all helped to shape this new body of work.

OPENING WEDNESDAY 3 JULY 2002 6-8PM

For further information please contact Gitte Weise Gallery Phone/fax 02 9360 2659

Gitte Weise Gallery
56 Sutherland Street
Paddington

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