My studio is open to the public on the above dates before Christmas or by making an appointment with me. From the 13th of December through to the New Year I will be in Adelaide so I won't be in the studio. On Sunday the 9th of December you are welcome to drop in to the studio for a Xmas drink, check out my latest work and get some shopping done with lots of great art for sale.
This work was created for a Gasworks Arts Park Exhibition about Contamination in 2007. The 15 resident artists from the park were asked to respond to the theme as it is relevant to the current situation at the park. The Gasworks Theatre has been used for the exhibition and Theatre lighting creates dramatic effects and shadows that show the work in a different light. In my work the shelf represents the surface. The surface is covered in information I uncovered about contamination of gas works sites. In exploring this theme I discovered many of the heavy metal contaminants are ones that I use regularly in the creation of my own work. Above the surface is a silhouette of the Gasworks buildings and below are the containers that my colourants come in, including copper,chromium, iron and manganese. I have relabelled the containers describing toxic effects of thse substances and others that may be present. Hanging from the containers are skeletons that have been coloured using some of these contaminants. I like the idea that toxic substances can be transformed and used in a work of art.
