We wish to pay our respects to the traditional owners and custodians of the lands and waters on which we operate, the Ngunawal, Ngunnawal and Ngambri peoples. We acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded and this land always has been and always will be Aboriginal land.

Linear || non-linear

23 June - 10 July

Olinda Narayanan, Luke Narayanan, Narelle Zeller, Roz Hall, Mimi Fairall, Dylan McCracken, Megan Wilkinson, Amy Clement, Karen McSwan Silsby, C. Clare Evans, Akka Ballenger Constantin

Linear || Non-Linear brings together a variety of artists and artworks to convey and celebrate the varying ways the world is seen through a non-linear lens. Curated by Oli Narayanan, Linear || Non-Linear strives to show the audience a range of perspectives of the world around us and how it is interacted with. 

There is often an implication that if we follow a linear process of completing life milestones, there will be less obstacles to overcome. Those who approach life through a non-linear, neurodivergent and unconventional way, whether it be intentional or not often have a unique perception of these milestones, life and the world. Artists in this show are a variety of those with and without neurodivergence who all approach life and their practice in a non-linear way.

Artist social medias

@olindanarayanan, @lukelele_instruments, @narellezeller, @__r_a_h__, @mimthecrim, @kracken_designs, @meganwilkinson_glass, @floralsbythewildside, @dalek_gurl, @c.clare.evans, @akka_ballenger_constantin 

Opening night

Thursday June 23rd 6pm-8pm

Drinks and snacks are provided! More info to come.

ARTIST STATEMENTS

Narelle Zeller: ‘Listen’

This portrait is of my son Tobias when he was 13 years old. I wanted to capture him at that momentous time in his life, turning from a child into an adolescent. In the painting I explored the juxtaposition of the two ages by depicting a moment of quiet beauty and innocence, using a soft reflective classical pose against a contemporary palette and appearance that resonated with his current life and experience - swirling with technology, noise and constant connection.

Mimi Fairall, Lollipop lullabies

Vibrant and playful, Mimi's compositions are made up of organic shapes, gestural marks and fields of competing colour. She oscillates between figuration and abstraction, emphasising spontaneity over detailed representation. Her cheerful, childlike works are testaments to her ongoing experimentations with materials and surface texture.

Each piece is informed by sensory experiences from her everyday life - interesting textures, lights, smells, patterns or sounds. Her observations generate an intuitive and uninhibited response that leads into her making process, free of expectation or desire for a specific outcome.

Amy Clement, Wonderland

This body of work has been inspired by the magic of the enchanting Oyster mushroom. The sculptural form of these mushrooms inspired Amy's shoulder pieces bringing attention to these otherworldly microorganisms and their wonderful shapes,  unattainable by their short-lived beauty.

Amy's abstract painting magnifies the more luminous colours of pinks and yellows the Oyster Mushroom has to offer and speaks to their almost mythical appearance.

Dylan McCracken, Perspective

This work is designed not only to be viewed at eye-level but at a series of angles. The person makes the artwork - letting their own line of sight be their individual interpretation of the work. Playing with perception and depth, each panel has been meticulously hand-drawn, transferred to a digital medium, and then exposed on a screen for it to then be screen printed onto clear glass using a fine glass powder before being placed into the kiln. This artwork - although predominantly flat - is an exploration of forms and how they variate through space using forced perspective. Identify where you are, and what you see. Move, and observe how what you saw previously can change, as forms are segmented and their overlap creates new ones. It's all about perspective!

Karen McSwan Silsby, Friendship is Complicated

Friendship is complicated comes from the layers of a nearly 40-year friendship, from high school, through marriages and motherhood, and support when each of us was betrayed by someone we loved. A friendship with long periods of silence followed by a reunion where we simply picked up the conversation where we left off. Although that friendship eventually came to an end, there was much to celebrate and love over its course, and a significant shared history I don’t want to forget.

Roz Hall: ‘Kinetics of Uncertainty: Time Blindness’

Time Blindness explores the sensation of deadlines, appointments and meetings in my perception of time.  They are points of constriction in the passage of days, where I find the process of being on time is elusive to me.  Time Blindness introduces kinetics through the variation of vessel forms in combination with appliances. I aim to manipulate responses to an object’s behaviour or function by drawing on collective familiarity with ceramics, hinging on the senses of surprise and wonder.  I manufacture these moments with precision, whimsy, and a modernist eye to catch the viewer off-guard, pause time, and present a moment in the Kinetics of Uncertainty series.  It is an exploration of the human experience and the ceramic medium; I hope viewers find an enjoyable sense of renewal in their perception of ceramics and its kinetic potential - and maybe even a resonance with your own experience of timekeeping. 

Akka Ballenger "This Painting is A Book (Please Read it)" is a ludic exploration of artspace and public interaction, challenging norms and behavioural patterns. It is customary that one should look with their eyes and not with their hands while viewing art on display. 

Explore at your own peril: just like a gamer's Easter Egg, "This Painting is a Book" invites the onlooker to inspect, prospect, seek and decode. The findings might be rewarding; colours, words and senses are mixing and suddenly this painting IS a book without you knowing…

C.Clare Evans, Chairlamp no. 1 (Prototype), 2022.