Harbinger
Gippsland Art Gallery
Saturday 5 March – Sunday 5 June 2022
Harbinger is a group exhibition curated by Nicola Dickson featuring the work of Dianne Fogwell, Steven Holland, Megan and Ginger Bottari, Tiffany Cole with sound design by Reuben Lewis. As visual artists, they share an interest in exploring the different ways that people relate to and interact with the natural world. Although they each typically create representational imagery or objects to delve into this subject, they approach it from very different viewpoints employing a range of media and processes to do so. These include large scale relief prints (Dianne Fogwell), oil paint on gold‑leafed panels (Tiffany Cole), cast bronze sculptures and drawings (Steven Holland), lost wax cast glass (Megan Bottari), saw pierced titanium (Ginger Bottari) and oil paint on linen (Nicola Dickson).
‘The visual artists invited to make work for Harbinger share an interest in exploring the different ways that people relate to and interact with the natural world in their art practice. Although each artist typically creates representational imagery or objects to interrogate this theme, they approach the subject from a different viewpoint and use different media and processes to do so. These include large scale relief prints (Dianne Fogwell), oil paint on gold‑leafed panels (Tiffany Cole), cast bronze sculptures and drawings (Steven Holland), lost wax cast glass (Megan Bottari), saw pierced titanium (Ginger Bottari) and oil paint on linen (Nicola Dickson). In acknowledgment of the importance of birdsong as the most frequent way we experience birds, the displayed works are embedded in a soundscape composed by Reuben Lewis derived from field recordings of birds that have then been manipulated in the studio. Drawing this work together in Harbinger offers a diverse display of artworks that engage with humanity’s complex relationship with birds.
Nicola Dickson, 2021
Supported by artsACT project funding.
Previous touring locations:
Mildura Arts Centre
Friday 20 August — Sunday 7 November 2021