Watching Walls
EDWINA CORLETTE, Brisbane. October 2023.
Watching Walls was made in response to time spent in Arraiolos, Portugal and returns to my interest in experiences of the unknown when in a new place. There I was based in a large 18th century house with many rooms and many stories. I watched the walls of my pink bedroom shift, the light changing the colours throughout the day. Outside, the narrow streets of peeling white and blue walls lead up to the old castle within walls. My observations of this house and the town surrounding are then translated into paintings and ceramics, predominantly through colour.
Part of Watching Walls is an ambitious new painting and sound installation Her mother’s room housed in Gallery 2 that continues my interest in exploring immersive viewing environments. It brings together large scale paintings alongside a soundscape made onsite in collaboration with Reuben Schafer as well as rugs handmade from wool sourced in Arraiolos, traditionally used for their Tapetes they are famous for.
Exhibition essay by Louise Martin-Chew can be found here.
Play the audio below to hear the accompanying soundscape.
A hall, a floor, on the other side of the wall. 2023 oil on linen, 61 x 51cm.
The language of the bells 2023 oil on canvas, 183 x 153cm.
Paint peeling, slowly revealing. 2023 oil on canvas, 35.5 x 30cm.
Underneath, a line around the room. 2023 oil on canvas, 35.5 x 30cm
L: Overflowing and overwhelming, the hidden room. 2023 oil on canvas, 168 x 244cm.
R: Touched, rubbed, worn 2023 oil on canvas, 137 x 203cm.
Dusted 2023 oil on canvas, 61 x 51cm.
Whispering Walls 2023 oil on linen, 137 x 107cm.
Her mother's room (Through the door) 2023 oil on canvas, 137 x 203cm.
Her mother's room (in the corners) 2023 oil on canvas, 137 x 203cm.
A rug to sit on 2023 tufted wool, 170 x 130cm.
Exhibition photographs by Louis Lim.