CONTOUR556 /2022 Canberra's biennial public art festival
1-29 Oct
National Arboretum, Canberra
Curated by Dr. Neil Hobbs

THE OCCUPANTS 1/2022
Located: North deck of the Village Centre
Recycled wood, found freeway strapping, cotton thread, wool, metal, and fabric
Size variable

THE OCCUPANTS 2/2022
Located:  The Himalayan Cedar Forest
Recycled wood, insulation, cotton and nylon thread, eco dyed wool, plastic, metal and fabric
Size variable

Supported by artsACT

Photo: Brenton McGeachie

"Within both site-specific installations, I explore the idea that the home is housed within the individual and can travel and survive migration and displacement… The reclaimed wool blankets replete with their domestic histories shroud and wrap the tableaux’s concealing the anxiety of social unrest and global pandemic, highlighting the fragility of an impermanent home."