To expand a Utopian vision, Kon Gouriotis curates a two-staged exhibition ‘Open Field’, placing original work by artists from Western Sydney in the Peacock Gallery, and a replica of each work within Auburn’s Botanic Gardens. This project considers original and replica objects, which evoke unexpected memories and connect a world of diverse cultures and histories from local to other places. Amongst the art, geometric forms, plants and animals will be the original 1960s Japanese garden postcards, which inspired the region’s first botanical gardens.
Artists include: Eric Aarons, Idil Abdullahi, Khadim Ali, Ray Beattie, Michael Butler, Elisabeth Cummings, Fiona Davies, Contessa El Kazzi, Phillip George, Stephen Little, Khaled Sabsabi, Siobhan O’Gorman, Paul Saint, David Sudmalis and Guan Wei.
Peacock Gallery and Auburn Arts Studio
Until 26 June, 2016
Sydney
Postcard from Eric Black Japanese Gardens collection, c. 1960s
Courtesy Auburn Library and Peacock Gallery and Auburn Arts Studio, Sydney
