Block 4 2023
Nicola Knackstredt, Saskia den Brinker, Jonathon Zalakos & Cathy Zhang
Saskia, Nicola, Jonathon and Cathy met in the ANUโs Gold & Silversmithing workshop in 2018. After leaving the workshop behindโand missing the camaraderie, inspiration and influence that is a feature of a shared spaceโthey decided to challenge each other to extend their practices. The result is DIALOGUE.
Read MoreHenry Hu
A exhibition of new work by Henry Hu. Featuring animation, paintings, and photographsโtogether the selection spotlights the artistโs continued interest in abstraction, as a force that might signify life without directly defining it. Engaged with notions of mysticism, central to his practice is an enquiry into the spiritual end.
Read MoreSusan Bruce
Susan Bruceโs moving image work considers whether the natural world (including trees, fungi, and aquatic life) communicates with humans and how humans communicate with the natural world. โWhether Worldโ questions how weather is experienced by our bodies and how humans are changing everything through human activity.
Read MoreClaude Jones
Mustering the madness is a response to the ongoing insanity of the relaxed gun laws in the USA. The installation reflects on Australiaโs effective weapons round-up, whilst questioning why America cannot do the same.
Modelled on toy guns, with soft colours, glossy surfaces and floral decorations, this gun pile-up serves as a poignant reminder of the many children lost to, and involved in, mass shootings. It also speaks to the ubiquitous presence of guns โ in computer games, in the media, in film, television, in toyshops and for some, in reality. The question of whether our early and ongoing exposure to gun violence inspires violent behaviour in real life is a hotly contested topic, however, even when there is not enough evidence to support this connection, the question remains - why violence?
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