shown at City of Melbourne Campbells Arcade
‘Dirty Dozen’ 2021
Trash was once desirable and useful.
With the transformative nature of time, the discarded object becomes precious again. Mindfully employing techniques that reinforce time and discovery in the making process of collecting, arranging, layering and embedding, speaks to the labours that go into something that is quickly consumed and forgotten.
The invitation for this show came around the same time as the archaeological discovery of a hot food market stall in Pompeii, complete with well preserved handpainted tiles depicting chickens (and sea nymphs). A place for consumption buried deep for 2,000 years, layered under molten rock. This abstract re-imagining of the humble chicken shop weaves together refuse to remember underneath the layers.
Materials:
Paper pulp comprised of:
Newspaper
Gift wrapping
Receipts
Paper bags from bahn mi
Serviettes
Pizza boxes
Egg cartons
Packaging
| Found objects: KFC refresher towelette candle holder Rock collection Ceramic Bud vases Lighters Charcoal pencil Broken jewelry Charcoal pieces Bone Broken glass Batteries Glass perfume roller |
Gifted wallpaper
Gifted silky chicken feathers
Found cockatoo feathers
Broken bricks
Wire
Food colouring
Found timber pieces
Dried chicken feet dog treats
Ground coriander
Ground cumin
Ground turmeric
Egg shells
Flour paste