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Dancing Umbrellas An Exhibition of Movement and Light

When
5 March – 5 June 2016
Location
Heide Galleries
Admission

Free with Museum Pass

Free entry

Curator/s
Sue Cramer

An exhibition of moving image, performance, painting and object-based works by contemporary Australian artists which together create a spatio-temporal and visually immersive environment. The fanciful leitmotif of ‘dancing umbrellas’, inspired by a two-channel video installation by young Melbourne artist Belle Bassin, introduces the exhibition’s performative and theatrical theme, and the playful surreality of many works. Movement, light and elements of performance are variously utilised by the artists to explore ideas about perception and time, and to evoke a sense of otherworldliness or dreams.

Exhibiting artists

A CONSTRUCTED WORLD | BELLE BASSIN | REBECCA BAUMANN | DAMIANO BERTOLI | PETER CRIPPS | LESLIE EASTMAN | DALE FRANK | BRIONY GALLIGAN | MINNA GILLIGAN | ALEXANDER KNOX | JAMES LYNCH | TAREE MACKENZIE | GABRIELLA MANGANO & SILVANA MANGANO | VIV MILLER | GILES RYDER | MICHELLE USSHER | JUSTENE WILLIAMS

Minna Gilligan
Our Steps Will Always Rhyme
2014
digital print on paper
29.7 x 21 cm
Courtesy of the artist and Daine Singer, Melbourne
© the artist

Minna Gilligan
Our Steps Will Always Rhyme
2014
digital print on paper
29.7 x 21 cm
Courtesy of the artist and Daine Singer, Melbourne
© the artist

Belle Bassin
It’s Easier to Look At Your Skin
2013
digital image
Courtesy of the artist
© the artist

Belle Bassin
It’s Easier to Look At Your Skin
2013
digital image
Courtesy of the artist
© the artist

Taree Mackenzie
Slinky Live Feed (detail)
2011
composite projection image from larger installation, dimensions variable
Photographer: David Mutch
© the artist

Taree Mackenzie
Slinky Live Feed (detail)
2011
composite projection image from larger installation, dimensions variable
Photographer: David Mutch
© the artist

Minna Gilligan
Ladybug
2015
still image taken from GIF
Courtesy the artist and Daine Singer Gallery

Minna Gilligan
Ladybug
2015
still image taken from GIF
Courtesy the artist and Daine Singer Gallery

Viv Miller
Sun Close-up
2001
enamel, pencil and spray paint on canvas
180 x 120 cm
Courtesy of the artist and Neon Parc, Melbourne
© the artist

Viv Miller
Sun Close-up
2001
enamel, pencil and spray paint on canvas
180 x 120 cm
Courtesy of the artist and Neon Parc, Melbourne
© the artist

In creating their imaginative worlds, these artists reference cultural artefacts and ideas as various as a surrealist play by Picasso, 1960s and 1970s counter-culture and fashion, shamanic spiritualism, internet selfie culture and the romantic sublime as depicted in Japanese anime. Luminous moving images sit alongside paintings, sculptures and collages to create a layered and multi-dimensional experience for the viewer.

Public performances will accompany the exhibition and a dedicated online portal will extend the project into a virtual realm through images and written material, artist interviews, links to relevant content and integration with social media.

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