I landed cold back in Melbourne in July 2013, no longer in
tropical Darwin. I set up studio at Rubicon ARI, care of Australia Council’s
ArtStart funding. Straight away I made a new work for Siying Zhou’s show in
which I channeled my experiences of crumbling European built environment where I felt both belonging and other so I built something of a fetish to that feeling.
Envisioning Gods
31 July - 17 August 2013.
Rubicon ARI, Melbourne
Simon Cooper,
Penelope Hunt, Talitha Kennedy, Jayne McSwiney, Jonathon Saunders,
Siying Zhou
(Curator)
Envisioning Gods presents a broad perspective and diverse voices examining the subject of
belief and spirituality in modern societies. It draws attention to and
re-appraises the value of wishful thinking, heroic culture, biotechnology, Zen
and Christianity through six individual works: a drawing of a personal memory
on a religious event; a sculptural installation that offers a ritualistic
experience to the audience; a metaphoric photographic image; a stencil painting
that reveals the banality of the daily lives of superheros; a fetish altar with
leather constructions; a series of blueprints on boards that depict half human
hybrid creatures.Envisioning Gods intends to engage audiences
both visually and physically.
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| Installation shot, Envisioning Gods, Rubicon ARI. |
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| Talitha Kennedy, Kill to Build, 2013. Leather, thread, synthetic stuffing and found demolition blocks. Approx 130 cm H. |
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| Detail: Talitha Kennedy, Kill to Build, 2013. |
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| Detail: Talitha Kennedy, Kill to Build, 2013. |
