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JUST VISITING

Nathani Lϋneburg, Adèle Oldfield and Maria van Rooyen

 

June 7 - July 25, 2009

The works on exhibition deal with notions of misplacement, dislocation and the processes of self-discovery and constant questioning with regard to land, place and ownership.  In her collage landscapes, Maria van Rooyen, a recent BMW artist-in-resident, explores fragmentation and marking in South African history. The works of Nathani Lϋneburg and Adèle Oldfield are based on their recent participation in a visiting artist-in-residency programme at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia.  By using personal experiences as well as news reports and headlines as reference, the artists provide a personal interpretation of what it means to be a visitor in a strange land.  Throughout the bodies of work there is a tension between being a tourist just visiting and feeling a sense of belonging.

Maria van Rooyen, Robben Island, 2009. Charcoal, pastel, ink and pencil on paper, 122mm x 165mm.

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Nathani Lüneburg, Almost Awake, 2009. Framed Video still from “Dreaming of those things I fear”. Printed on Hahnemuhle German Etching Paper.

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Adèle Oldfield, Visitor, 2009. Mixed media, 910mm x 2740mm, each 130mm diameter.

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The gallery aims to:

  • Promote young, upcoming and previously unrecognised as well as established artists working in a contemporary idiom;

  • Maintain the criteria of quality, relevance and concept in art exhibitions and promotions;

  • Deconstruct artmaking cultures of cliché;

  • Maintain an educational function by introducing the public to the issues of taste, quality and relevance in artworks by way of exhibitions, walkabouts, short courses and workshops in art-related aspects;

  • Through the available expertise guide art investors and collectors to make wise choices.

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