Nicole Ellis : Flag Wavering

Nicole Ellis. Faded and Down Home. Cotton on wood, loose cotton pieces. 241x2.5cm.

 

SLOT

38 Botany Road, Alexandria

6 - 10 December

Nicole Ellis was part of a group exhibition at Slot curated by Charles Cooper and Pia Larsen in their meditation on the symbol of U.S.A. and the state of its national consciousness during the recent U.S. election which resulted in the victory of Donald Trump.

Other participating artists were Tony Twigg, Charles Cooper, Pia Larsen, Lynne Eastaway, Maryanne Coutts, Wendy Murray, Frank Littler, Margaret Roberts.

There’s room in my house

GAIL KENNING and SUE PEDLEY

return to Slot with a work that references current issues around homelessness and the plight of refugees.

The work was inspired by a hand drawn banner made by 5 year old Xavier Egan for the Light the Dark Vigil at Sydney’s Hyde Park on Monday 7^th September 2015[1]. The vigil drew attention to the displaced people around the world through messages of welcome and solidarity.

The rallies, which took place in a number of cities in Australia called on political leaders to take an active role to ease the suffering of the growing numbers of refugees worldwide.

The work by Kenning and Pedley at slot consists of a set of curtains, made from the conservatively styled material used to the line suits of corporate clothing, most typically suits. The curtains are casually draped reminiscent of the carefully chosen furnishings that differentiate a house from a home and provides a sense of place that are currently not available to many refugees. The matter of who is allowed to become a resident and can make a home is complex. It involves engaging with issues of nation states and territories, economics, politics and warring factions. The simplicity of the message ‘There’s room in my house’ written in blue in a child’s handwriting stands in stark contrast to the cacophony of voices commentating on the events as they unfold. It risks being an oversimplification. But, it reminds us of the role that creativity, art and imagining can play in cutting through and demonstrating basic shared humanity.

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[1] A photo of Xavier Evans and his hand written message appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald. Photo: Luke Vodell

Forensis Flow: You Are Here

Studio members Sue Pedley and Gail Kenning collaborated in this multimedia installation at SLOT.

38 Botany Rd, Alexandria, NSW

19 April - 23 May

This site responsive work explores systems, patterns and structures of places. Using data collected over a period of time, this material will be digitally sutured into transparencies, turning SLOT into a light box. The exhibition will be accompanied by an online work – an animation relating to the projected images.

The project is part of a wider project connecting art venues from SLOT to Alice Springs, to Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam and Beijing, China over the next two years. SLOT is the first in the chain of installations.

The 3 moving images accompanying this installation are available with these links:

you are here       you are here 2       you are here 3