Kerry McInnis and Mike MacGregor travelled to the Antarctic Peninsula on a ship, leaving Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, crossing Drake’s Passage in November 2012. The ship crossed 1100km, destined for the northwest peninsula. There, with the use of zodiac craft, snowshoes and sea kayaks, they explored craggy shores of black granite and frazil ice. The landforms were unfamiliar and threatening – stark and magnificent.
The exhibition will include plein air sketches made on site as well as studio paintings and sculptures that have been distilled from the research material gathered during the trip.
M16 Artspace
11 to 28 September, 2014
Canberra
Kerry McInnis, Icey Bluff, acrylic on canvas, 50 x 76cm
Courtesy the artist and M16 Artspace, Canberra
