ARCHIVE ‣ [DE]CONSTRUCTED LANDSCAPES

Black and white photographs of a destroyed landscape with debris and wreckage are displayed on a gallery wall in an art exhibit.

[DE]CONSTRUCTED LANDSCAPES

The exhibition presents a compelling series of 11 drawings, created between 2021 and 2023, executed in water-soluble graphite on synthetic paper, with some works mounted on Di-bond and others framed. These contemporary vanitas weave a sublime narrative of vastness and intimacy, creation and destruction, power and helplessness. The series offers a pictorial representation of seeing, sensing, and thinking, documenting both internal and external landscapes. It is driven by a profound desire to comprehend the current ecological crisis, the scale and complexity of which remain challenging to grasp.

Location:M16 Artspace, 21 Blaxland Crescent, Griffith ACT

Dates:1-24 september 2023

Black and white abstract drawing of a fallen tree across a wooded area with other trees and branches around, in a natural outdoor setting with houshold remnants post fire.

A BURNING SENSE OF URGENCY -36.183:147.759, 2021

Materials: water-soluble graphite on polypropylene synthetic paper mounted on Di-bond
Dimensions: 136 x 175 x 4 cm

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An abstract monochromatic landscape drawing of wreckage, including broken metal sheets and scattered debris, after a fire.

A BURNING SENSE OF URGENCY -36.183:147.761, 2023

Materials: water-soluble graphite on polypropylene synthetic paper mounted on Di-bond
Dimensions: 136 x 175 x 4 cm

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A monochromatic painting of a pile of wrecked and rusted metal sheets, pipes, and debris.

A BURNING SENSE OF URGENCY -36.188:147.776, 2021

Materials: water-soluble graphite on polypropylene synthetic paper mounted on Di-bond
Dimensions: 136 x 175 x 4 cm

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A pile of crumpled, collapsed metal roofing sheets and wreckage, possibly from destroyed buildings, with scattered debris.

A BURNING SENSE OF URGENCY -36.188:147.774, 2021

Materials: water-soluble graphite on polypropylene synthetic paper mounted on Di-bond
Dimensions: 136 x 175 x 4 cm

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An art gallery with black and white landscape drawings, depicting post destructive events in various landscapes.

Exhibition view, 2023 [De]Constructed Landscapes, M16 Artspace, Griffith, ACT, Australia. Photo: artist

Abstract monochrome painting with brushstrokes, lines, and textures, depicting the remnants of a house after a bushfire

CUDGEWA, 2020

Materials: Water-soluble graphite on polypropylene synthetic paper
Dimensions: 136 x 175 x 5 cm

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Black and white drawing of leafless trees and fallen branches on the ground under an overcast sky.

DECIMATED, 2023

Materials: water-soluble graphite on polypropylene synthetic paper mounted on Di-bond
Dimensions: 56 × 76 × 4 cm

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A black and white landscape drawing of a forest with leafless trees and fallen branches.

WOOLSHED FALLS, 2023

Materials: water-soluble graphite on polypropylene synthetic paper
Dimensions: 152 × 855 cm

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A scene of destruction with debris including twisted and collapsed metal sheets, broken tree branches, and scattered objects in a wooded area.

119 CVR, 2023

Materials: water-soluble graphite on polypropylene synthetic paper
Dimensions: 152 × 455 cm

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A black-and-white painting of a forest scene with fallen trees and leafless branches.

RAZED, 2021

Materials: water-soluble graphite on polypropylene synthetic paper
Dimensions: 54 × 76 × 4 cm

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A dark, monochromatic painting of a farmhouse burnt to the ground, surrounded by scattered debris, pipes, and support structures, with a hill in the background and leafless trees to the side.

MAIN STREET, 2021

Materials: water-soluble graphite on polypropylene synthetic paper
Dimensions: 122 x 173 × 5 cm

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A monochrome drawing of a pile of logged trees cut to branches and logs, with some leaning against each other. under a plain sky.

ENTANGLEMENT, 2022

Materials: medium/surface
Dimensions: 290 × 152 cm

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