The container spelt out boundaries of control, negotiation, contract and expectation. Air and other such affordances permeated the membrane, squalled the gates. There is action between what is ‘inside’ and what is ‘outside’.
A window to the south is rough with raindrops
That, caught in the screen, spell out untranslatable glyphs
- James Schuyler, Hymn to Life
Featuring Kaytetye and Alywarr man Marcus ‘Double O’ Camphoo Kemarre; Melbourne-based Clara Joyce; a new collaboration of soft robotics sculpture and sound by Jimi DePriest & Nate Wood; and an exhibition screening of ‘Solar Breath (Northern Caryatids)’ (2002) by late Canadian filmmaker Michael Snow, borrowed from The State Art Collection, Art Gallery of Western Australia; curated by Goolugatup Gallery Curator Paul Boye.
Image: Jimi DePriest, Critical Mass, courtesy the artist.
Goolugatup Heathcote is a cultural precinct overlooking the river in Applecross, WA. The heritage site is home to thriving cultural and recreational activities including a contemporary art gallery, museum, restaurant, artist studios, public markets and events, and creative small businesses. Goolugatup is renowned for sunset river views and an expansive children’s playground, both of which attract locals and visitors from across the metropolitan area.
Goolugatup Heathcote, part of the City of Melville, acknowledges the Bibbulmun people as the Traditional Owners of the land on which we stand and pay respect to the Whadjuk people, and Elders past, present, future.