13 December 2013-27 January 2014
“Keepsake” plays with the parallels found between the artist collecting for creative inspiration and the tourist collecting souvenirs as a reminder of place. The exhibition showcases the work of 10 artists from the Blue Mountains region of New South Wales, Australia
Just as artists (and tourists) travel to the Blue Mountains to capture the stunning views and magnificent landscape, travel to other places is key to the creative process of many of the artists who live and work here.
The objects, photographs, paintings and drawings in the exhibition capture moments in time and serve as windows into the past–making a narrative that links then and now into a single, precise keepsake. The images and stories unfold like a concertina, a chain of events from childhood through holidays, landscapes, special moments, everyday activities and rituals. “Keepsake” becomes, like its subject and object, a celebration of memories and translations of place.
“Like film stills, the ‘Keepsake’ artworks all tell a story – stories of travel, holidays, childhood, special moments, and discovery” says Rilka Oakley, Curator, Blue Mountains Cultural Centre.
Artists include David Brazil, Elaine Campaner, Di Holdsworth, Ona Janzen, Mathew Lynn, Judith Martinez, Brad Moore, Janelle Randall-Court, Wendy Tsai and Kayo Yokoyama.
(from the gallery’s press materials)
INFORMATION
Blue Mountains Cultural Centre
30 Parke Street
Katoomba, NSW 2780 Australia
(02) 4780 5410
Hours:
Monday-Friday, 10AM-5PM
Saturday-Sunday, 10AM-4PM
Public Holidays, 10AM-2PM (closed Good Friday and Christmas Day)
Image:
The Last Engineer 3
by Judith Martinez
6.5″x4″
antique cabinet photograph with salvaged 20th Century Russian clock/watch parts
2013
Image courtesy of the artist and Blue Mountains Cultural Centre, Katoomba, NSW Australia
Photo by Graeme Wienand