Amy Kennedy and Ariel Gout
Wandering within an accumulation of short lines
14 December 2021 - 22 January 2022
MEMBERS VITRINE GALLERY, CRAFT VICTORIA, MELBOURNE
In wandering within an accumulation of short lines Ariel Gout and Amy Kennedy will create a dialogue between their respective works - ink on paper and ceramic sculpture - illustrating connections between drawing and sculpture. Their focus will be the line: line as mark making, movement through space, mass, and source of energetic expression. Both artists are inspired by natural phenomena, be it biological or terrestrial; they share a quasi-meditative process, and have developed their work over long periods of time, with deep knowledge of the materials they use.
Ariel and Amy befriended each other during an artist residency at the Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park, Japan in 2019. At the beginning of the Pandemic, they initiated a remote online artist residency ‘The Wagashi AIR’, a first for both. Connecting at least weekly, across time difference and distance, between Melbourne and Berlin, occasionally France; they shared the progression of their artworks and ongoing projects, inspired by each other. This remote residency continues to this day. ‘Wandering within an accumulation of short lines’ offers an opportunity for the artists to collaborate once again and bring their connection into the physical realm.
CRAFT, Watson Place, Naarm / Melbourne, VIC 3000
Closed 25th December – 10th January
Tuesday to Friday – 11:00AM – 5:00PM, Saturday – 11:00AM – 4:00PM (excluding public holidays)
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Photo Henry Trumble