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Presented by Michelle Stewart, Susan Buchanan, Deborah Fisher
DETAILS
Free, no booking required
RMIT First Site Gallery
RMIT Gallery, Swanston Street, Melbourne VIC, Australia
DATES
Wed 21 May 11am – 5pm
Gallery open
Wed 21 May 5 – 7pm
Opening Night
Thu 22 May 11am – 5pm
Gallery open
Fri 23 May 11am – 5pm
Gallery open
Fri 23 May 1 – 2pm
Artist Talk with all three presenters, Q&A session
Three makers explore what it means to understand the place they find themselves in through the jewellery object. Coming together in an exhibition at RMIT University’s First Site Gallery they share experiences of place-based making that arise from strong personal links to their three different locations of focus.
The exhibition invites the viewer to pause and reflect on their own connections to place, both on a personal and global scale, through a quiet offering of thoughts and embodied objects that present a contemplative interaction and by bringing big ideas into the intimate space of the body. Objects appended to the body invite closer scrutiny and an opportunity to engage with their genesis.
The exhibition space is defined into the three distinct areas of investigation, the forest, the river and the urban environment. Each artist shares work that reflects an emotional connection to these places. Through acts of care and reparation, discarded materials are collected from these sites. The material is transformed and embodied with stories of perceived value, environment and visibility.
Participants
Michelle Stewart
Michelle is a PhD candidate at RMIT University, Melbourne. She is a strong advocate for her local environment through her local Landcare group. She has formal training as a Horticulturalist alongside her arts practice and spends much of her time immersed in the forest.
Susan Buchanan
Susan is a PhD Fine Art candidate at RMIT University. She has considered the city landscape over many years through art and architectural practices and thinks we could do better.
Deborah Fisher
Deborah is a PhD Fine Art candidate at RMIT University with a background in architecture. Her research investigates if objects that engage with the body can draw attention to the ongoing colonisation of the environment with a focus on Birrarung as a place of her own deep connection.