The why on what I do

Not long after my return from France in May, I was prompted by a friend to submit an expression of interest to 1 Million Women for a story on my art practice. After sweating over the detail of how much to share of my background, I finally sorted out the baggage from the belief and …

Kandos Projects residency: the report

Kim V. Goldsmith artist

Speed dating Kandos It’s fair to say I wasn’t very prepared for my week-long residency in Kandos, something I’d agreed to as an artist participating in the 2015 Cementa contemporary art festival (9-12 April). Exhausted before I’d started after a big year of consulting work and creative projects, and not sure of what I would …

#bringtolightproject through the eyes of children

As I start writing this post, the #bringtolightproject is still underway across Dubbo and Lithgow. It's 13 August and there are about seven hours to go before the power is cut to the last work. I've ducked home for a battery recharge before my final projection at the abandoned grain receival site 6km up the road from …

Now I’ve shown off, it’s back to work

On Friday afternoon, 4 October, I had the privilege of sharing the story of my latest work with a small audience who attended the Fire Station Arts Centre's first open studio event. About 25 turned out to hear about what being a Cementa artist-in-residence actually means and to learn a little of the inspiration behind …

The feeling of accidentally deleting 12 months of work

The trap of being a digital media artist is that just about all your work is stored on a computer. Days like today are close to my worst nightmare given I'm in the middle of a new project and all my working files are 'out there' somewhere having accidentally deleted them this afternoon. While I …