Conduit
Author(s)
Anderson, Adam
Giles, Jacinta
Mulder, Annelize
Wareham, Victoria
Wellisch, Rachael
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2019
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Research Background: Conduit is an exhibition by Griffith University creative arts researchers that intersect and reveal the embodied existence and ontological concepts of memory, matter, alchemy, and identity. Each artist approaches the idea of the conduit through different studio methods. Mulder engages her art practice that revolves around notions of migrant memories with a single-channel video projected on a wall that towers over visitors. The wall-based printed photographic works from Giles and Anderson reflect their televisual and performative practices respectively. Wareham’s single-channel video echoes the core of ...
View more >Research Background: Conduit is an exhibition by Griffith University creative arts researchers that intersect and reveal the embodied existence and ontological concepts of memory, matter, alchemy, and identity. Each artist approaches the idea of the conduit through different studio methods. Mulder engages her art practice that revolves around notions of migrant memories with a single-channel video projected on a wall that towers over visitors. The wall-based printed photographic works from Giles and Anderson reflect their televisual and performative practices respectively. Wareham’s single-channel video echoes the core of her research practice - screen ontology - with a filmed performance. Wellisch’s prints and sculptures from indigo dyed fabric draws on human intervention into nature. Collectively, each component included in this exhibition overlaps to re-contextualise ideas of what it means to be connected - either by nature, technology, or human movement. Research Contribution: Drawing together the research practices based on their connection points proposes the concept of interconnectedness to the audience. Although the art practices of the contributors are diverse, it exposes the gaps, absences, inaccessibility, and invisibilities that lie between material bodies. Audiences are confronted to re-evaluate their position in a hyper-mediated world. Mulder’s practice considers the significant impact of migration on humans and the nature of her work speaks to bridging borders and initiating a dialogue about its impact. Research Significance: Engaging with an international audience extends the reach of the artists’ dialogue. The cultural diversity of the exhibiting artists further shapes how they engage with their subject matter. After the exhibition, the artists initiated an exhibition opportunity for artists from London to exhibit at the Queensland College of Art.
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View more >Research Background: Conduit is an exhibition by Griffith University creative arts researchers that intersect and reveal the embodied existence and ontological concepts of memory, matter, alchemy, and identity. Each artist approaches the idea of the conduit through different studio methods. Mulder engages her art practice that revolves around notions of migrant memories with a single-channel video projected on a wall that towers over visitors. The wall-based printed photographic works from Giles and Anderson reflect their televisual and performative practices respectively. Wareham’s single-channel video echoes the core of her research practice - screen ontology - with a filmed performance. Wellisch’s prints and sculptures from indigo dyed fabric draws on human intervention into nature. Collectively, each component included in this exhibition overlaps to re-contextualise ideas of what it means to be connected - either by nature, technology, or human movement. Research Contribution: Drawing together the research practices based on their connection points proposes the concept of interconnectedness to the audience. Although the art practices of the contributors are diverse, it exposes the gaps, absences, inaccessibility, and invisibilities that lie between material bodies. Audiences are confronted to re-evaluate their position in a hyper-mediated world. Mulder’s practice considers the significant impact of migration on humans and the nature of her work speaks to bridging borders and initiating a dialogue about its impact. Research Significance: Engaging with an international audience extends the reach of the artists’ dialogue. The cultural diversity of the exhibiting artists further shapes how they engage with their subject matter. After the exhibition, the artists initiated an exhibition opportunity for artists from London to exhibit at the Queensland College of Art.
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Digital and electronic media art
Visual arts
Fine arts
Photography, video and lens-based practice
Performance art