Naomi Eller, who exhibited her ceramics with us in 2014, presents a new body of work at Heide Museum of Modern Art from June onwards. ‘If not bones, then stones’ will see a shift away from her figurative practice to pieces that are more enigmatic and organic. Emily Ferretti’s new solo exhibition ‘Parks’ opened last week at Sophie Gannon, revealing a series of coolly evocative
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Nietzsche said we could arrive at a Universal Truth if we could claim the opposite of a statement was also a truth. Perhaps Michael has arrived at one by claiming ‘Everything is just something’, for ‘Something’ is also ‘Just Everything’. In this case my mind turns to holograms, which Michael is fond of using in
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AM: Jonas, you’ve described the series of artworks in ‘Pubism’ to be ‘as much an investigation into colour and studio materials and processes, as they are repositories of my DNA’. These works feature your own hair, fingernails and bodily fluids, and this is juxtaposed with really joyful combinations of colour. What’s your intention when combining bright
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This year’s The Longer Light Series explores personal rituals and the importance of space and time. Each week of summer (2014-2015) will see a different interpretation of the theme by a variety of contributors including visual artist, Benjamin Lichtenstein. Benjamin Lichtenstein has exhibited at Chapter House Lane numerous times. His previous solo exhibitions include Death Adder, Chapter House
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Granted this extra slice of time, our final two shows go on to develop themes introduced by our previous three artists: a sense of exploration, self-taught methods and techniques – from darkroom experiments, and the intersection of sculpture, ceramics, and painting, to responding to the landscape en plein. To recap: it all started with the moody greyscale of Lichtenstein’s ‘Paperwork’. Unique-state compositions of light, ink, paint, and acid
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With the delightful ‘3 Vases’ by Stephen Benwell, the middle show of our short 3-month-long season, currently on, it’s timely to recap the project’s process from build to launch. 136 Johnston Street has been set up as a temporary roaming project of Chapter House Lane. Over multiple Sundays, it was steadfastly built by Chapter House Lane committee members
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If you find yourself cradling a charming handmade cup of mulled wine at our upcoming openings, we’ll let you in on the story behind it. The appeal of working with clay and rubbing shoulders with like-minded makers in a creative centre has long-standing appeal. Just ask the current Director, Julian Centofanti, who took over the
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For the third instalment of around the grounds: it’s that time of year again. In the frosted, wind-stricken heart of Melbourne winter, we are coaxed out of our dens to scurry around, wrapped up in as many layers as possible, to see art. Everyone is encouraged to explore the nooks and windows of the city,
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In the second installment of around the grounds, Chapter House Lane past exhibitors are found exhibiting in Sydney and Melbourne, others – seeking inspiration in far off lands. Matlok Griffiths (CHL#5 & #19) has recently taken off to the Philippines and I look forward to following up on what he makes of that other island
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I admit a trip to the dictionary was required, the word was palimpsest. The context: Mildura Palimpsest Biennale. To save you the trouble, palimpsest is something reused, altered from its previous form, but baring traces of its original use, or a parchment from which the original script is erased, and the faint traces upon which
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