Meandering
Tiliqua Tiliqua, Enmore
2024
Meandering
A trio show (along with Louise Nade and Rachel Carroll) and visual exploration of what it means to flow with the twists and turns of life to arrive at this point in time. LIfe's journey is never linear and the interest often lies in the deviations, time taken to wander and wonder, to see, understand and find meaning. The title infers layers of meaning. ‘Meandering: (The act of) following a winding course' points to the art-making process: of collecting materials, scoping sites, searching for references, interlacing pencil marks, motioning paint across canvas. ‘Meandering’ also describes the subject matter: twisted branches, winding roads, snaking rivers and rambling paths. These objects of the natural and man-made world are imperfect, flawed and deviating. It is within the parentheses of quiet time, carved out for being and creating, that we realise the process and the product merge into the one act of creation. And we embrace the perfect imperfection of the work and our journeys, the ‘unstraightforwardness’ of a life well-lived.
Three beacons to light the way 30x30cm
Before the fall 60x60cm
Finding the way back 30x30cm
Pool of Siloam 60x60cm
Heading home 30x30cm
Going with the flow 45x45cm
Treading gently 45x45cm
Follow the course 60x60cm
Carved out of time 45x45cm
Path to the Golden Staircase 60x60cm
Light around every corner 45x45cm
Autumn mist, Wentworth Falls 90x90cm
Macedon meanderings 90x90cm
Wheelies in the mist 30x30cm
Macedon meandering 90x90cm