In ‘Vestiges’, Raskopoulos has photographed a collection of a carefully maintained series of material – plastic, paper and fabric – used to wrap gifts given to her at celebrations between 2010 to 2014.
The series of twelve archival digital prints illustrates a ritualistic and physical connection between the giver and receiver of gifts. There exists a sense of emptiness; of roles played out; of things been and gone. Within these images, we are left with a strange yet familiar vessel, imprinted with Raskopoulos’ touch and testament to a moment past. In its capture, each piece of once decorative refuse becomes an object that hangs in a state of temporal logic.
ARC ONE Gallery
Until 14 June, 2014
Melbourne
Vestiges #1, 2010-2014, digital pigment print on archival paper, 115 x 80cm
Courtesy the artist and ARC ONE Gallery, Melbourne
