Open 11am-5pm Fri - Sun till Sunday 2 June
Closing 3-5pm Sunday 2 June
Artists' talks 2-3pm Sunday 2 June
Helen arrived on site three days before the opening with a
large pile of dressmaking patterns (obtained via ‘WANTED’ postings on
Freecycle), several big balls of string and rolls of waxed baking paper, lots
of eyehooks and a large tub of wood glue – along with plenty of tools – and set
to work. The next day she brought her beloved sewing machine, a camera and
tripod and some AV equipment, and with a great deal of help from family and
friends, worked on.
During the three-week run she will continue to transform
the space. She will utilise points of attachment that remain from past
exhibitions, and also the interior architecture of this former auto workshop,
to explore the palimpsest of marks and incidental ‘memorabilia’ that
people – both singly and collectively – leave behind. Visitors will have the
opportunity to experience the different stages of the installation by coming to
both the opening and the closing events, and are welcome to assist the artist
if they’d like to.
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| Image: Margaret Roberts |
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| Image: Helen Sturgess |
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| Image: Helen Sturgess |
This project is supported by funding from the Inner West Council
