The Object Project (2019)
Thank you for participating with your object!
The project focuses on the connection between ordinary objects and past relationships. These small, tangible keepsakes can create an important link back to those loved ones who are absent from our lives or now exist only in memory. The artworks will come from photographing your objects and result in both drawing and installation-based pieces. Outcomes from the project will include an exhibition (KickArts Contemporary Arts January 2020) and an artist book.
Your objects need not be impressive or expensive, just something through which you can automatically recall a lost loved one. This might be an everyday object that carries the patina of intimate or continuous use. The item might relate to an important memory, place and event or be so ordinary that it can only significant to you. Please contact me by email and include the type of object and the person it connects you to. rigley4@bigpond.com
To help you get started, below are objects which connect me back to my mother, Lily Anne, who passed away in 2017. The article of clothing reminds me of Lily because she wore it daily to keep her head warm while undergoing radiation treatment. The bottles relate to her care of me during my childhood and to the fact that she had kept them all this time. I have also formulated a list of questions which might help you decide your 'special' object.
How did this person leave your life?
Why are they special to you?
What is your favourite characteristic about this person?
What object connects you to this person?
The project focuses on the connection between ordinary objects and past relationships. These small, tangible keepsakes can create an important link back to those loved ones who are absent from our lives or now exist only in memory. The artworks will come from photographing your objects and result in both drawing and installation-based pieces. Outcomes from the project will include an exhibition (KickArts Contemporary Arts January 2020) and an artist book.
Your objects need not be impressive or expensive, just something through which you can automatically recall a lost loved one. This might be an everyday object that carries the patina of intimate or continuous use. The item might relate to an important memory, place and event or be so ordinary that it can only significant to you. Please contact me by email and include the type of object and the person it connects you to. rigley4@bigpond.com
To help you get started, below are objects which connect me back to my mother, Lily Anne, who passed away in 2017. The article of clothing reminds me of Lily because she wore it daily to keep her head warm while undergoing radiation treatment. The bottles relate to her care of me during my childhood and to the fact that she had kept them all this time. I have also formulated a list of questions which might help you decide your 'special' object.
How did this person leave your life?
Why are they special to you?
What is your favourite characteristic about this person?
What object connects you to this person?
Untitled I, 2018, ink wash and pencil on paper, 30x21cm
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Untitled V, 2018, ink wash and pencil on paper, 30x21cm
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e Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) is a partnership between the Queensland Government and Cairns Regional Council to support local arts and culture in regional Queensland. |
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