From vivid, frozen spheres of marine rubbish to a madcap performance art voyage in two tiny ancient boats – ‘Horizon: Exploring the West Coast with The Clipperton Project’ promises to make you rethink Western Australia’s coastline.
Inspired by international organisation The Clipperton Project, Fremantle Arts Centre will exhibit the work of 17 artists who have responded to the Western Australia’s coastline, the horizon and ideas of exploration and adventure.
Their diverse works include a recharting of Austrian botanist Karl von Hügel’s whirlwind trip through WA in 1834 (Rebecca Mayo), the building of ancient coracle boats (Snapcat), an installation exploring caravanning grey nomads (Susanna Castleden), a large pasted map (Nien Schwarz), photography charting migration, identity and settlement (Sonal Kantaria) and majestic photographs of rubbish which has been frozen into balls and placed in-situ on WA’s southern beaches (Tim Pearn).
FAC Curator Ric Spencer said: “’Horizon’, like the organisation it takes its inspiration from, is an adventurous exploration – a kaleidoscope of work that responds to the WA coastline and local, yet global issues surrounding pollution, species impact, migration, use of resources and mapping.”
“’Horizon’ invites you to become involved and participate in the ideas, thoughts and possible actions that might lie beyond what we see yet determine where we are heading.”
For The Clipperton Project’s Director Jon Bonfiglio it is Western Australia’s isolation from the rest of the country that inspires people to look towards the horizon.
“’Horizon’ at Fremantle Arts Centre isn’t an art exhibition; it’s a collective exploration and reaction. In the best tradition of art, the work will propose, question and argue, questioning who we are, but perhaps more importantly, who we want to be.”
Accompanying this group exhibition will be an extensive public program featuring forums, workshops, artist talks and gallery tours.
Fremantle Arts Centre
22 November, 2014 to 26 January, 2015
Western Australia
Hamedah Abedin, Big Barge Arts Centre Art Adrift, 2009, Cocos Keeling Islands
Photo by Carla Ratajczak
