The Bend
Hugo Michell Gallery, Adelaide. April 2024.
The Bend was been made in response to a specific moment experienced while walking in Washpool National Park, NSW, on Gumbaynggirr, Bundjalung and Ngarabal Country. A dramatic shift in light and atmosphere on a bend of the track that called us to pause. From within the bend – hanging, holding vines connect trees to each other, drawing lines to follow from one point to another, left to right, light to dark. This experience and the observations made, act as the starting point for the paintings, translated through colour and line.
Collected field recordings from the bend, alongside instrumentation by Reuben Schafer form a soundscape that can be listened to below.
The Bend I, 2024 oil on linen, 168 x 213 cm.
The Bend II, 2024 oil on linen, 31 x 28 cm.
The Bend III, 2024 oil on linen, 168 x 213 cm.
The Bend IV, 2024 oil on linen, 168 x 153 cm.
The Bend V, 2024 oil on linen, 26 x 20cm.
The Bend VI, 2024 oil on linen, 31 x 25cm.
Photos by Louis Lim