This group exhibition looks at veiling, covering and identity. Veils have been used in the art world for centuries – both literally and metaphorically – to explore concepts of concealment, sanctuary, holiness, illusion, deception and more.
The artists come from Australia, New Zealand, France, Afghanistan, Japan, Turkey and Iran. Each seeks to identify cultural obstacles and manoeuvre through visible and invisible spaces, to explore the complex stereotypes that arise from this culturally embedded theme. These concepts are also particularly relevant to the streets of Dandenong in which the Walker Street Gallery and Arts Centre is situated.
Walker Street Gallery and Arts Centre
6 to 29 June, 2013
Melbourne
Rubaba Haider, Ambiguity 1, 2013, gouache and ink on wasli, 26 x 33cm
Courtesy the artist
