LOCUS/LOCI
Mandy Burgess, Sarah Fitzgerald, Jan Handel, Ro Murray, Lisa Woolfe
Downstairs | Opens on Jun 7 until Jun 29 | Fri, Sat & Sun
For this exhibition each artist has considered a specific place/locus of significance to them as a way of contemplating the complexity of the cultural significance of place.
LOCUS/LOCI
noun: locus; plural noun: loci
Definition: a particular position or place where something occurs or is situated
The issue of ‘place’ has been the conceptual idea that binds the work of the five artists in this show together. For this exhibition each artist has considered a specific place or locus that is of particular significance to them. The personal nature of this project has resulted in very different work and called for various artistic mediums including painting, sculpture, printmaking, weaving and installation.
A place exists in space, in that it is a definable position, locatable according to mathematical conditions with particular specifications. A place also exists in time as we experience it in the present, and as it has been experienced by others in the past. The history of a place over time can be etched into the landscape and built structures, however memories of a place can exist with no physical presence at all.
Beyond the markers of space and time, a place can have a cultural significance that is much harder to define. A sense of home, of belonging and connectedness, or a spirit of nationalism, ownership and dominance; it can extend from the personal to the political. Where we position ourselves in the world – our locus, is something that goes beyond being in a particular place at a particular time. Where we are located, where we find ourselves, and how we feel in that space at a particular time, can tell us who we are in the world.
noun: locus; plural noun: loci
Definition: a particular position or place where something occurs or is situated
The issue of ‘place’ has been the conceptual idea that binds the work of the five artists in this show together. For this exhibition each artist has considered a specific place or locus that is of particular significance to them. The personal nature of this project has resulted in very different work and called for various artistic mediums including painting, sculpture, printmaking, weaving and installation.
A place exists in space, in that it is a definable position, locatable according to mathematical conditions with particular specifications. A place also exists in time as we experience it in the present, and as it has been experienced by others in the past. The history of a place over time can be etched into the landscape and built structures, however memories of a place can exist with no physical presence at all.
Beyond the markers of space and time, a place can have a cultural significance that is much harder to define. A sense of home, of belonging and connectedness, or a spirit of nationalism, ownership and dominance; it can extend from the personal to the political. Where we position ourselves in the world – our locus, is something that goes beyond being in a particular place at a particular time. Where we are located, where we find ourselves, and how we feel in that space at a particular time, can tell us who we are in the world.
www.janhandel.net
www.romurray.com.au
www.lisawoolfe.com
www.murrayandburgess.com.au
www.sarahfitzgerald.net
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Jan Handel / Ro Murray / Lisa Woolfe / Mandy Burgess / Sarah Fitzgerald
Jan Handel, The Daily Walk (detail), synthetic polymer paint on 3mm perspex, 5 suspended panels 1500 x 900mm each, 2025
