Installation view of the Vaticinor space in the Regional Futures: Box of Possibilities exhibition at the Manning Regional Art Gallery Whilst putting the finishing touches on the installation of my Vaticinor series works at Manning Regional Art Gallery (MRAG) as part of the Regional Futures exhibition (23 March – 13 May), a member of the public stuck his head into …
The debrief: looking back to move forward
It was the focussed joy of a special needs child experiencing my VR video in Eye of the Corvus that left me feeling that what I do is worthwhile. It was unplanned and unexpected -- no doubt for both of us, but it will be that little boy who handed me his plastic Australian flag on …
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Eye of the Corvus: Q&A with Kim V. Goldsmith
Eye of the Corvus: Messenger of Truth is a project and exhibition that came together over two years across rural Central and North West New South Wales (Australia) and rural Iceland (on the Skagi Peninsula in the north). The project aimed to record the landscapes of these regions from the perspective of ravens/crows (corvids). Following …
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Brick walls and frozen thoughts
Iceland has captivated me since I read Hannah Kent's Burial Rites in 2013... I've long believed if you voice an intention, you own it and have a responsibility to make it happen. Sometimes I'm pushed to my very limits doing this - outside and within my practice. It's how, two years ago, I committed to spending …
Fictional territories
Good things take time. Over the past three months, a lot of private correspondence has taken place between me and Hamburg based artist, Didi Hock, as part of our involvement in the international project, Arts Territory Exchange (founded and coordinated by artist, Gudrun Filipska). As we've worked on developing a better understanding of each other and how …