30 July – 11 September 2003
Exhibition opened by Professor Kay Lawrence, Head of the South Australian School of Art.
The mother figure has become the principal element underpinning almost every artefact that embodies my practice, which now belongs to a broader concern, that of the ‘self’ in relation to an absent mother. What constitutes absence? An ‘absent’ mother is and continues to be a challenging statement. This exhibition/installation attempts to evoke reflections on these concerns. The central element, a quilted brain form conveys the initial reconstruction of the memory of an absent mother as manifest, whilst the development of the individual is defined through a series of drawings, layered with symbols that bring into play an imagined landscape of uncertainty and isolation.
The Absent Mother, 2002 - quilted brain element composed of acrylic forms, rouge powders, Japanese glass beads, 210 x 180 cm
The Absent Mother, 2002 - quilted brain element composed of acrylic forms, rouge powders, Japanese glass beads, 210 x 180 cm
The Absent Mother, 2003 - Installation, Adelaide College of the Arts (Formerly Light Square Gallery AIT Arts)
The Absent Mother, 2003 - Installation, Adelaide College of the Arts (Formerly Light Square Gallery AIT Arts)
Flip Book Cover, The Absent Mother, 2002 - permanent black ink, sixty four page flip book, 75 x 55 cm
