TarraWarra Biennial 2008, Lost & Found: An Archeology of the Present
1 August - 9 November 2008
Charlotte Day is the guest curator of the second edition of the TarraWarra Biennial. The aim of the biennial is to identify new currents in contemporary practice, and Lost & Found: An Archeology of the Present will articulate the increasing tendency for artists to connect with cultural history and to navigate through the abundance of images, references and objects already in existence.
Lost & Found brings together 21 Australian and New Zealand artists who reinvent traditional techniques evoking historical forms, mythologies and folklores. Their work has the appearance of being salvaged or reconstructed from the ruins of time as it purposely avoids the hype of the new. Different from appropriation art, this is an ongoing creative process of revisiting, reusing and recycling. The artists encourage us to see the world differently through illuminating what is subconscious, overlooked or forgotten. The exhibition will present work in a broad range of media including collage, sculpture, carving, drawing and video and will include a number of site specific commissions.
The artists include Brook Andrew, Hany Armanious, Eve Armstrong, Tony Clark, Mikala Dwyer, Diena Georgetti, Simryn Gill, James Lynch, Nick Mangan, Linda Marrinon, Anniebell Marrngamarrnga, Dane Mitchell, Callum Morton, TV Moore, David Noonan, Stuart Ringholt, Ricky Swallow, Francis Upritchard, Michelle Ussher, Ronnie van Hout and Rohan Wealleans.
looking into life and culture. Reaching its peak in popularity in the 17 th century Netherlands, as a genre it has remained and been re-invented by the artists of the day. Drawing on examples of 3 dimensional, photographic and painting works this exhibition looks at the practice of 21 st century Australian artists and how their work embraces and reacts to what is traditionally considered still life. Some of the artists included work exclusively in the genre of still life, others have delved into the genre for the benefit of their practice, some may not even consider their work to exist in the still life context. This exhibition will bring together a diverse range of contemporary artworks and ask the viewer to reconsider what still life means at the present time.
The catalogue for this exhibition is available from the TWMA Shop