Swan Hill is proud to present Safe Space, a major touring exhibition of contemporary sculpture, showcasing the works of 12 acclaimed Australian artists: Abdul-Rahman Abdullah, Alex Seton, Claire Healy and Sean Cordeiro, David Cross, Franz Ehmann, Karla Dickens, Keg de Souza, Michelle Nikou, Rosie Miller, Tim Sterling and Will French.
Featuring a diversity of sculptural materials, techniques and scale, Safe Space explores different notions of space – abstract or real, physical, psychological, political and social – to spark the viewer’s curiosity.
Many of the works in this exhibition take as their point of departure the human body: its dimensions, the spaces it occupies, the narratives that contain it and the theatre or spectacle that unfolds around it.
According to exhibition Curator, Christine Morrow, “The title of the exhibition coaxes viewers to consider the ways these artworks engage the themes of safety and its lack; space in all its rich possibility and – perhaps unexpectedly – in all its difficulty.
“Sculpture is conventionally defined by the way it occupies three dimensions. Yet these works project into other psychological and cultural dimensions; those that cannot be contained within the physical realm.”
Museums and Galleries Queensland’s Executive Director, Rebekah Butler said, “Museums and Galleries Queensland is committed to developing and presenting high-quality, diverse touring exhibitions – Safe Space is no exception. We trust audiences will enjoy engaging with this thought-provoking, diverse, often playful, sometimes confronting exploration of Safe Space.”
Safe Space will be displayed at the Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery from Friday, 27 November to Sunday, 17 January, as a part of its national tour to regional and metropolitan centres in Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria.
Don’t miss this opportunity to see these remarkable contemporary sculptural artworks.
