Jodie Whalen: Dead Before It Began

28 July 2017 | Art Almanac

Sydney-based artist Jodie Whalen’s latest show ‘Dead Before It Began’ is a multi-sensory exhibition revealing her response to grief and feelings of melancholy in realising the limitations of fantasy in relation to one-sided love infatuations. The installation incorporates new works on paper and video on a purpose-built screen, with sound and scent specially formulated for the work.

Jodie Whalen, Work in progress for ‘Dead Before It Began’, 2017, photomontage and collage, 87 x 63cm. Courtesy the artist

Wellington St Projects
2 to 13 August 2017
Sydney

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