Two new exhibitions
dal 7/4/2002 al 4/5/2002
Segnalato da
7/4/2002
Two new exhibitions
Canberra Contemporary Art Space, Braddon
Canberra Contemporary Art Space open two new exhibitions: God and my Right - logo series an installation by Juliet Lea that will decay as the exhibition progresses, and Cold Comfort works by Waratah Lahy that represent cultural icons of beer.
Canberra Contemporary Art Space open two new exhibitions: God and my Right - logo series an installation by Juliet Lea that will decay as the exhibition progresses, and Cold Comfort works by Waratah Lahy that represent cultural icons of beer.
God and my Right - logo series
Juliet Lea
A five meter floor installation of the British Empire logo
Dieu et mon Droit made from agar agar jelly, blood, dough,
objects and text. Throughout the duration of the
exhibition, as the work gradually rots, moulds will flourish
and bacteria will grow. These processes of decay are an
important element of the work - designed to seduce as
well as repel.
God and my Right is a critical examination of Australia's
position in regard to the British Empire. Juliet Lea questions
the sovereignty of our nation and suggests our relationship
to Britian is like a body attached to a cancer in late
malignancy. We are living on and with these colonial scars
and weeping wounds - exacerbating them with two
centuries of extermination, subjugation, deforestation,
mining, unsustainable agricultural practises and so on.
Cube:
Cold Comfort - Waratah Lahy As a cultural icon, beer
encompasses ideals such as mateship, hard work, pride
and respect. Waratah Lahy aims to challenge such
parameters and examine how we define ourselves as
Australian. She also reflects a personal inteset in the
subject, drawing upon childhood memories of growing up
next to a country pub.
Canberra Contemporary Art Space
Braddon Ainslie Ave A.C.T Australia
Gallery Hours: 11am 5pm, Wednesday Saturday