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William Jolly Bridge | 2018

Zig Zag, 2018

Digital Print, dimensions variable

Projected onto the William Jolly Bridge in Brisbane from 7- 11 November 2018 in conjunction with the End of the Line Festival, Woolloongabba.(Projection render courtesy of Brisbane City Council)

Zig Zag is constructed via a series of imperfect, analogue processes which culminate as a vibrating pattern that appears to pulse before the eyes. Initially created as an installation of vinyl lines drawn across a wall, the installation is then photographed, disassembled and intuitively placed back together in layers.

Facade at 2 Riverside Quay | 2017

SOUTHBANK, Melbourne

ARCHITECT: Fender Katsalidis Architects

CLIENT: PriceWaterhouseCooper

PUBLIC ART MANAGER: iAM

DEVELOPER: Mirvac

FABRICATOR: Locker Group

DETAILS: Perforated and powdercoated Aluminium using Pic Perf technology, 2792msq total.

Diffraction | 2018

Diffraction reveals architecture as a threshold. Through an intuitive arrangement of mirror vinyl disks, a pattern emerges upon the surface of the gallery. The spatial diffraction throbs and ebbs in an illusionary field, opening up a window to a space beyond. The corner becomes an architectural spell to other dimensions, passing the edge of an opaque body into waves of modulated, redistributed energy. An ocular apparition of space flickers through a front of light and dark bands – the diffracted pattern – alluding that there is more than meets the eye beyond the surface of things, yonder a shadow.

- Jake Treacy

SHOWN AS A PART OF

Beyond the Veil, curated by Jake Treacy
30 May - 16 June 2018
OPENING: 6 - 8pm, 31 May 2018
Featuring: Anastasia Booth, Daniel Gawronski, Josh Hook, Paulina Hupe, Skye Kelly, Tessy King, Hernan Lopera, Diego Ramirez, Britt Salt, Jake Treacy.

Beyond the Veil is a group exhibition that seeks to expand and transform the perceptions, traditions and experiences of the white cube as an exhibition model. Through architectural interventions, site specifics responses, newly commissioned works as well as renewed curatorial vision upon existing works, 10 contemporary artists altogether conjure liminality (from the Latin word meaning ‘threshold’)  as experience within BLINDSIDE. Calling upon all that is unseen, peripheral and veiled in our collective blind spots, Beyond the Veil constructs and chances liminal moments that are often encountered within ritual - both ceremonial and daily - demonstrating the numinous quality of art. When in a liminal status one is considered betwixt and between, neither her nor there, and so the constructed gallery space becomes a place ripe for transformation.

Finland Residency | 2018

2 - 30 August 2018

Artist in Residence at Arteles Creative Center, Hämeenkyrö, Finland.

During my time at Arteles I explored tapestry weaving techniques as a method for drawing. Working intuitively, I unearth vibrant patterns from a foundation of monochromatic lines. Each shift of direction these horizontal wefts take culminates in an optical pattern, disrupting the linear surface of the drawing. As these patterns pulse ephemerally atop the solid black and white surface, they allow an in-between space to come forth and be perceived as an entity.

The Reading List:

Kissing Architecture by Sylvia Lavin;

No Matter by Anastasia Karandinou;

Parables for the Virtual by Brian Massumi;

After Art by David Joselit;

The Art-Architecture Complex by Hal Foster;

Affect Theory by Melissa Gregg & Gregory J Seigworth;

Flash in the Pan by Sylvia Lavin;

Difference and Repetition by Gilles Deleuze;

Australian Tapestry Workshop | 2018

From January - March 2018 I will be Artist in Residence at the Australian Tapestry Workshop. ATW is the only workshop of its kind in Australia and is one of a few in the world dedicated to the production of hand-woven tapestries, collaborating with contemporary artists, architects and designers to create highly innovative public artworks.  

During my residency I will engage tapestry techniques to develop material and practice-based research around the concept of 'Impermanent Place'. Here I will create a series of new works that navigate architectural scale, transient materiality, repetition and movement.

Pattern+ | 2016

29 October - 18 December 2017

Town Hall Gallery, Hawthorn

Pattern + references the history of various iconic patterns as well as artists who are creating their own language within pattern. Featuring a wide range of artists and designers, Pattern + will showcase textiles, painting, photography and installation.

As a part of the exhibition I created two installations that, via different means, considered the creation of pattern using discordant or irregular elements. One of these works was commissioned for the entrance window to the Hawthorn Arts Centre, to remain throughout 2017.

Level 9 | 2016

Paramor Prize | 2017

My work Tipping Point has been selected as a finalist in the Paramor Prize: Art + Innovation 2017. The winning work will be acquired into the Powerhouse collection and receive $20,000 prize money.

An exhibition of the 30 finalists will open on 18 February - 23 April 2017 at the Casula Powerhouse Art Centre, Sydney. 

 

Youkobo Art Space Tokyo | 2015

My time in Japan at Youkobo Art Space led me to explore the intricacies of place through the transitory environment of Tokyo, as well as local innovations in origami. Folding processes and their material applications were the foundation of my investigation; considering how these movable structures may translate into architectural space. My residency culminated in a public installation at Youkobo Art Space, Unknown Complexity.
 

Formless | 2015

C3 CONTEMPORARY ART SPACE, Melbourne

The C3 Foyer is by nature a ‘mid-space’ between exterior and defined interior space. Formless, an immersive installation, aims to highlight this feature, employing pattern, transparency and origami processes to explore the intricacies of ‘place’ in this transitory environment. Formless, sees an undulating pattern span the foyer’s architectural surfaces. As the viewer moves through the space a series of mesh sculptures will appear and dissolve within the patterned surrounds, conflating the gallery environment into one weightless surface. Here, the viewer is given the sense that they are experiencing a space that is both solid and ephemeral. If a space hovers between these two states, how might it be defined as a ‘place’?

Gold Coast Art Award 2015

GOLD COAST ART CENTRE, Surfers Paradise

FINALIST

Stasis, 2014, powder coated aluminium and enamel, 76 x 70 x 60 cm

Stasis mediates between drawing and sculpture in an ongoing spatial experiment where line, form and space intertwine. Solid elements become movable through tension, transparency and light as the viewer interacts with the work. Fleeting fragments of form and pattern appear and dissolve, conflating surface and structure into weightless drawings in space. Here, space is both solid and ephemeral, suggesting the complexities of the unknown and the reluctance of stillness.

Venice | 2015

Differences of Identity

15 May - 15 June 2015

Britt Salt (AU), Emma Roche (IR), Joan Backes (US), Saevar Karl Olason (IS), Toos Van Holstein (NL), Tove S Hellerud (NO)

Sala del Portale, Venice

Sponsored by the City of Venice.

 

Bundoora Homestead Art Centre | 2015

Puzzletheque (Adaptation V), 2015, hand cut vinyl, enamel, pvc, dimensions variable. Bundoora Hometead Art Centre, Melbourne

Adapted specifically for the Bundoora Homestead Art Centre, Puzzlethèque is an installation that resonates with the mechanics of stuff and creates a space where vision and movement are linked by means of the body. Using repetition and materials that have an inherent ability to create movement, this work is an ongoing spatial experiment where fundamental elements such as line, form and space intertwine. On encountering Puzzlethèque, the viewer becomes the orchestrator of these elements. They are invited to play. It is this movement and interaction that determines how the elements of the work potentially fit together as a spatial whole.  Here, surface merges with structure, interiors conflate to exteriors and forms appear then disperse. Puzzlethèque creates an environment which is movable and in flux, inciting the viewer to question how the forms around them are constructed and how they will reorient their positions relative to the space. ­­

Fishers Ghost Art Award 2014

CAMPBELLTOWN ARTS CENTRE, Sydney

FINALIST

Formless, 2014, powder coated aluminium, 45 x 40 x 50 cm.

 

Puzzletheque | 2012

Puzzlethèque is an installation that resonates with the mechanics of stuff and creates a space where vision and movement are linked by means of the body. Using repetition and materials that have an inherent ability to create movement, my practice is an ongoing spatial experiment where fundamental elements such as line, form and space intertwine. On encountering Puzzlethèque, the viewer becomes the orchestrator of these elements. They are invited to pluck forms from the installation and use them to move around the gallery, before repositioning them back ­­within the installation. It is this movement and interaction that determines how the elements of the work potentially fit together as a spatial whole.  Here, surface merges with structure, interiors conflate to exteriors and forms appear then disperse. Puzzlethèque creates an environment which is movable and in flux, inciting the viewer to question how the forms around them are constructed and how they will reorient their positions relative to the space. ­­

Puzzlethèque shown as a part of SYMPHONIC ENCOUNTERS, Linden Centre for Contemporary Arts, Melbourne

Featuring: Lauren BerkowitzlHelga GroveslMia SalsjolBritt SaltlKate TuckerlSoo-Joo YoolCurated by Melanie Flynn and Rachel Watts

Light Transit | 2014

Light Transit is an immersive and interactive installation that employs industrial materials and light to explore the intricacies of form and space. Here, masses of rubber lines extend from the edges of the gallery overlapping and interlocking to reveal manifold shapes and spaces as the viewer moves through the installation. Here, the permeable surfaces of these forms are emphasised by light filtering into the space. Creating a series of equilibriums between interior and exterior, suspension and grounding, movement and stillness.

Light Transit was shown as a part of Innovators 1 at Linden Centre for Contemporary Arts, VIC. Photograph: David Marks Photography

Substation Contemporary Art Award 2012

FINALIST
ParaManifold, 2012, Powder coated aluminium and enamel, 120 x 35 x 32cm

Pluriform | 2013

Pluriform is an installation with a multitude of shapes and appearances. As the viewer interacts with the work, these facets are revealed and dispersed. Using repetition and materials that have an inherent ability to create movement, this work is an ongoing spatial experiment where fundamental elements such as line, form and space intertwine.

Pluriform was shown as a part of PATTERN, curated by Diane Soumillas, Glen Eira City Council Gallery

Red Gate Residency Beijing | 2011

Klein Knot | 2009

HELEN GORY GALERIE, Melbourne

 

Monoform: Manifold | 2008

HELEN GORY GALERIE, Melbourne

Monoform in Space | 2008

PERTH GALLERIES, Fremantle

William Jolly Bridge | 2018

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Facade at 2 Riverside Quay | 2017

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2 Riverside Quay - FACADE - Artist Impression

Diffraction | 2018

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Finland Residency | 2018

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Australian Tapestry Workshop | 2018

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Pattern+ | 2016

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Level 9 | 2016

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Level 9 Mural | PwC, Melbourne

Paramor Prize | 2017

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Youkobo Art Space Tokyo | 2015

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Formless | 2015

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Formless (installation view), 2015

Gold Coast Art Award 2015

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Venice | 2015

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Fishers Ghost Art Award 2014

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Puzzletheque | 2012

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Light Transit | 2014

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Substation Contemporary Art Award 2012

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Pluriform | 2013

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Red Gate Residency Beijing | 2011

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Neither-nor, Nearly not quite, 2011

Klein Knot | 2009

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Monoform: Manifold | 2008

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Monoform in Space | 2008

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