Talismans, Rafts, Mementos

Modern Times
Naarm/ Melbourne, Australia
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November 19 — December 10
2020

These new works have developed as a means to reach beyond the limits of my confined space and enter into the sublime. The raft as a vessel, a symbol of survival carries the passenger safely across a body of water, often through uncertainty, to arrive at safer shores. In this way the raft embodies freedom, escape and choice. All are qualities and experiences which have been dramatically compromised during our confinement.
          The artworks are rafts of my own making, fashioned out of necessity. They are both doorway and vessel. Sacred portals to a promise of the infinite. They are a memento of my own journey to find space and freedom through these difficult times. Representing a universal desire to transcend, the artwork allows access to spiritual and emotional knowledge, ordinarily earned through intimacy with our community and environment.

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