ARTIST EXCHANGE PROGRAM 2012–2013 Focusing artistic energy across the country, the ’s DOUBLE VISION artist exchange program is back for 2012–13. A vibrant collection of creative arts exhibited across three participating regions – City of Onkaparinga, Logan City Council and . See their work, learn their stories and feel the energy that comes from those who are passionate about expression through art. If you love art, you must see DOUBLE VISION. EXHIBITION DATES 12 Oct – 11 Nov 2012 McLaren Vale and Fleurieu Visitor Information Centre, McLaren Vale, 9 Jan – 5 Feb 2013 Golden Grove Arts Centre, Golden Grove, South Australia 3 Apr – 11 May 2013 Logan Art Gallery, Logan Central, Queensland

Cover image: Cristina Metelli, To the Light, acrylic and oil on canvas, (detail) 91 x 61 cm MAYOR’S MESSAGE MAYOR’S MESSAGE City of Onkaparinga Logan City Council

Double Vision is a unique artist exchange The Double Vision artist exchange is a program developed by the City of wonderful opportunity to build on Logan Onkaparinga as a creative platform to City’s arts and culture, and celebrate promote skills, foster experience and our cultural diversity. This innovative encourage networking opportunities for partnership provided an avenue for Logan our local artists. These skills, experiences artists to share their knowledge and and networks feed back into our local develop skills and techniques alongside communities, enriching the lives of our artists from the City of Onkaparinga. Each residents and improving the cultural vitality artist has remarked that the experience of our city. has had a profound effect on their artistic practice, and opened their eyes to the This year marks the seventh Double Vision unique qualities of each of our cities. in the past nine years involving over forty of our city’s emerging and established artists. Logan City Council supports programs These exchanges have enabled our artists such as Double Vision that help celebrate to travel to and work in the Clare and our culture, enrich our lives, contribute Gilbert Valleys, Wattle Ranges in the South to our life-long learning and grow our East, Bendigo Victoria, Mount Gambier, community’s spirit. Our city has a rich Port , Goolwa and most recently history which is maintained by a number Logan City Queensland. Visits to the City of venues across Logan: from Mayes of Onkaparinga by artists from different Cottage colonial house museum to the parts of Australia have generated state Kingston Butter Factory, and from Logan and national arts ambassadors for our city Art Gallery to the Logan Entertainment and a collection of artworks depicting our Centre. We are proud of our cultural and region through fresh cultural observations. environmental assets and are delighted to have been able to share these with the This year’s exhibition embraces a visitors from the City of Onkaparinga. diverse range of art forms from painting, drawing, photography, poetry, Logan City Council is honoured to have music and sculpture, promising a true been invited to participate in Double celebration and expression of life in Vision 2012 artist exchange and touring Onkaparinga and Logan council areas. exhibition with the City of Onkaparinga. Double Vision contributes to building Double Vision demonstrates our our reputation as an innovative, creative, commitment to our communities of contemporary, culturally diverse, dynamic artists and our community more broadly and liveable city. in engaging in innovative and creative programs that ensure that our city is a Congratulations to the artists on a vibrant place to live, work and play. I urge successful exchange. you to attend the launch and exhibitions to Cr Pam Parker gain the full value of Double Vision. Mayor of Logan Yours Sincerely, Lorraine Rosenberg Mayor City of Onkaparinga READY TO ABSORBASMUCHICOULDINTHESHORTTIMEWEHAD I WENTONTHEDOUBLEVISIONEXCHANGE WITHANOPENMIND, Image: Binocular view of Logan River 2012, aerosol paint, synthetic polymer paint on canvas x 2, approx. 55 x 81 cm each ANTHONY FENWICK I snappedalongtheway. memories andthephotographs the experiences,emotions,fond time drawinginspirationfrom new hybridstylewhileatthe same original form,morphingitinto a transformed myartfromits absorbed experiencesthathave and itspeopleoffered.Ihave beauty andwarmnessLogan I wasoverwhelmedwiththe I useinmyownartpractice. them theartformandmediums exchange artistsandsharewith much aspossiblewithmyfellow I alsowantedtobeinvolvedas and feltduringtheexperience. artworks inspiredbywhatIsaw I trulywantedtocreateunique to theLogan CityCouncil. artworks wesawduringourvisit Vision exchangeandfromthe from eachmemberoftheDouble have gainedalittlesomething and skillswithme.Ibelieve happy tosharetheirknowledge by experiencedartistsalways I feltprivilegedtobesurrounded CITY COUNCILAREA... CITY I HAVE BASEDMYARTWORKSONTHEDIVERSITYOFLOGAN Image: At Chung Tian Buddhist Centre 2012, digital photographic print on paper, 43 x 56 cm SUZANNE LASLETT organisations. the participatinglocalgovernment term tiesandnetworksbetween both councilregionsandlong- relationships betweenartistsof forms deepandlong-standing of howthisartists’exchange Vision, Ihavefirsthandexperience Having participatedinDouble of visualexperiences. forth anewandrichkaleidoscope region’s history. 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ARTWORK USINGBUTTERFLIESASASYMBOLOFTRANSFORMATION INSPIRED BY MYEXPERIENCEINLOGAN, IHAVE CHOSENTO CREATE Image: To the Light, synthetic polymer paint and oil on canvas 91 x 61 cm CRISTINA METELLI butterflies. as Queensland’s beautifulnative local wildlifepreservation, such habitat-corridors which supports a commitmenttokeepingnatural growth ofLogan City thereisalso Despite therapidly-expanding the widercommunity. shows commitmenttoenriching arts’ ispowerfulandhealingasit that theideato‘unitethrough pleasant experience.Ibelieve and art-groups making itavery and embracedbythelocalartists While inLogan Ifeltwelcomed to live. and createabetterplaceinwhich transformation inordertoadapt have hadtoundergopersonal different culturalbackgroundsand who live in Logan have come from around me.Manyofthepeople witnessed transformationall During theartexchangeI something powerfulandbeautiful. they cancometogethertocreate peoples’ individualityandhow want toexpresstheessenceof transformation inpeople.I to celebratethepowerof In thesculpturesIamseeking is beautifulandunique. colours. Likepeopleeachbutterfly lightness, movementandvibrant the essenceofbutterflies,their In mypaintingsIaimtocapture

COMMUNITY TO LOGAN –ASTRUCTUREREPRESENTINGLOGAN’S MULTICULTURAL MY MAINWORKFORTHEDOUBLEVISIONEXHIBITIONISTARDIS Image: On the move, digital photographic print on paper, 43 x 100 cm GREG TANSELL blissfully unaware ofit. is tobreakthe rulesandbe unexpected. Part oftheadventure not somuchtheexpected,as the and myimagestendtoreflect Every experienceisanadventure with differentstylesandflavours. photography, Iamexperimenting As arelativenewcomerto my heart–reasonenough. reason thanthattheyappealedto as subjectmaterialfornoother the parkbenchandfarmhouse in theexhibition.Iwasdrawnto to giveitnewlifebyincluding my attentionandIknewhad The vintagepostie’sbikecaught exchange program’s journey. of imagescharacterisingthe It encapsulatesacollection reality. 2012 DoubleVisionexchange a Logan CityCouncil formakingthe to theCityofOnkaparingaand with acommonfocus.Thankyou produce abroadrangeofwork and tolinkwithotherartists to bestretchedasanindividual exhibitions provideopportunities and theculminatingexchange The DoubleVisionprogram to mywork. framing addsanotherdimension delight, andmyinterestinpicture interpretation, maybeevenalittle stimulates bothdiscussionand I aspiretoproduceworkthat

SQUID INK, BEETROOTSQUID INK, ANDMORERECENTLY EUCALYPTUS RESIN IN THEPAST FEWYEARSIHAVE BEENEXPERIMENTINGWITHREDWINE, Image: Blue-winged Kookaburra, synthetic polymer paint, red wine & wine residue, eucalyptus resin, squid ink, ink, glue, ochre, powdered rhubarb and synthetic varnish on found canvas, (detail) 70 x 70 cm JEN WRIGHT the protectednatural bushland While inLogan onawalkthrough to nestsofanyshapeorsize. most recentlyIhavebeendrawn birds livingonourvineyardbut My usualsubjectshavebeen the avoid discolouring. and acrylic;carefullysealedto comprises manylayersofgesso process stillevolving, myartwork and recycledmaterialsa canvas. Usingmostlynatural these withfoundhemporrecycled from recycledtimberandIstretch My husbandbuildsmystretchers than previously. assist meinbeinglessprecise different sizequillsandbrushes with variousinksexecuted These squirtedstainsalong abodes withbreakfastonhand. create theirveryownupmarket out arborealtermitesneststo hollows butalsoattackanddig ours) notonlynestandbreedin different shapesandcoloursfrom KookaburrasBlue-winged (very I havelearntthatQueensland’s friends fromthesepaintingsas I havenotexcludedmyfeathered South Australiaknowthem. rather thandestructiveaswein termites appeartobeconstructive nests caughtmyeye.These gate, severalarborealtermites’ near artistChrysZantis’sback TRAVELLING TO NEWLOCATIONS I HAVE LONG HADDEEPCONNECTIONSTO ‘PLACE’ ANDLOVE Image: A Place Is Made ... 2012, plant based dyes on silk, stitched plant fibres and linen thread (various), 188 x 114 cm THERESE FLYNN-CLARKE changing asIcrossedthisvast physical journey:thelandscape ceramic vesselstellthestory of this both statestodyethefabric. The I haveusedplantsgathered in silkwhere evident intheeco-dyed patterns. Theseelementsare its incrediblelines,coloursand love thelandscapefromair, back toQueensland.Iabsolutely my journeytoSouthAustraliaand connection to‘place’.Itisabout Artist Exchangeexpressesthis My workfortheDoubleVision I grewup. seedpod, anddidn’t stopwhen picked upeverygumnutand that place.Iwasthechildwho metaphorically connectsmeto places Ivisitwhichliterallyand plant fibresgatheredfromthe A bigpartofmyworkisusing always bringsdiscovery. life. Ajourneymade,inany form, of growthinmanyareasmy a personalinternaljourneyfor me web oflife.DoubleVisionbecame connected andinterconnected–a rippling acrossthelandscape, life, theyare‘pebblesinapond’ represents actualpeopleinmy that place.EachcircleIcreated there whocreatetheessenceof but itisalsothepeoplewholive beautiful, interestingorcomplex to realisethataplacecanbe On thisexchangeIalsocame and OnkaparingaRivers. these places,theAlbert,Logan and thewaterwaysthatsupport both Logan andOnkaparinga, country, theplantsthattiemeto VISION ARTISTEXCHANGE WAS AWONDERFULEXPERIENCE… THE VISITTO THECITYOFONKAPARINGA THROUGHTHEDOUBLE Image: The good life, handmade paper from papyrus, banana, baumea and palm spathes, with ochre, daikon radish and New Zealand flax thread 30 x 75 x 30 cm ANNE GRANT invade naturalbushland. better madeintopaperthan left to remove theentireplantasthey are flourish. IfweedsareusedI try to parts andleavethehostplant to Generally Iprunetherequired reeds, andpapyrussourcedlocally. Alexander palmspathesandnative the swamplily, bananaleaves, garden includingstemsfrom plant materialsourcedfrommy My paperpiecesconsistofpulped as featuringthenaturalbushland. other produceoftheregionaswell representing wineproductionand botany ingeneral.Iwasdrawnto in Australiannativeplantsand for meduetomylifelonginterest aspect ofOnkaparingastoodout opportunity toparticipate. …and itwasaprivilegetohavethe are important. Ochres addedto textures andcolours whilesubtle, shapes aresimple, sovarious My mediumdictates thatmy The rural The rural a beautifulareatobecherished. effort andtheprivilegeofliving in demanding, thereare rewardsfor that whileworkingontheland is in McLaren Vale andrecognizes represents thefinewinesproduced My stilllifeworkThegood and appeal. into worksofgreatcharacter everyday shapeswhichtranslate use ofalimitedpaletteandsimple ago andwasdrawntotheartist’s his exhibitionsinEuropeyears of GiorgioMorandisinceseeing I’ve admiredthestilllifepaintings decorate othercylindricalshapes. growing atPort Noarlunga, fromtwovarieties of she-oaks, cliffs atMaslinbeach,whileseeds range andreferencethestunning some pulpsincreasedthecolour

WHO WAS AGREAT TRADITIONALCARVEROFAOTEARA NEWZEALAND MY INSPIRATION COMESFROMMYFATHER, DRPAKAARIKI HARRISON, Image: Te waiata o kokwai 2012, carved beech, ochre, stainless steel and nickel strings, brass balls, aluminium bridge and stainless steel turning pins, MDF, plaster, Ironlak paint, headphones and MP3 player, 30 x 46 x 30 cm FRED HARRISON Beach, he gave me a timber blank Beach, he gavemea timber blank craftsman Hugh JardineofAldinga After abriefconversation with learning howto carvelyreharps. and discoveredagroupofpeople the soundofwoodcarversworking Onkaparinga. Iwasattracted to met duringmyvisittotheCity of ochre), wasinspiredbycarversI O Kokowai (Thesongofthe One ofmypiecesTe Waiata judgements. process havingnopre-conceived environment. Ienteredintothis experience thepeopleand exchange withanopenmind,and My intentionwastogointothe these values. I nowfindmyselfholdingonto ancient knowledgeandpractices, better understandingbyretaining by hishardworktocreatea Surrounded byartandmotivated environment. can beimmersed inadifferent a uniquemood sothelistener sense of place’. Each song creates original musicpiecesreflecting ’a Sacred Lands, andconsistsoffive Double Visionexhibitionisentitled The secondpieceIcreatedfor the it isatruecollaboration. Hugh andtheclassso and theinstrumentwasstrungby ochre obtainedatMaslinBeach is acarvedpiecestainedwiththe essences beyondthisveiloflight.It musical healingviaairwavestothe of anewage,andresonates element; healing, thefish,dawning harp tomerepresentsthefemale lifeforcegeneration’.‘female The which mypeopleassociatewith a fishandcolouredwithredochre, exhibition. Theharpisshapedlike that Idecidedtocarveforthe

AN OVERWHELMINGLY JOYOUS EXPERIENCEFORME THE DOUBLEVISIONARTISTEXCHANGE PROGRAMHASBEEN Image: She who nurtures 2012, hand coloured and stitched lithograph on ochre-stained rice paper, (detail) 100 x 70 cm NICOLA HOOPER my visittoOnkaparinga. represent thesensesIusedduring been madeintospecimensand of locallyfoundobjectsthat have The smallerworksaredrawings female bodyinthelargeworks. to nurturingandfunctionofthe is representedbythereference as thebasisforanarrativeand source tothearea,andthisisused of theseworks.Theriveristhelife Women’s‘The isthetheme River’ Aboriginal traditionalownersas translates inthelanguageof Kaurna nameNgangiparriwhich The OnkaparingaRiver, withthe this experience. visited, myartworksrepresent and thebeautifulplacesIhave Through theartistsIhavemet to generate these works are to generate theseworks are The techniques Ihaveused joyous nature. these worksis of amuchmore some similarities,thetheme for whilst themethodologymay share as ashiftfrommypreviouswork, based remedies.Iseethiswork body andtheexistenceofplant- both thedysfunctionofhuman botanical metaphorstoexamine My previouspractisedrewon aerial landscapes. works couldalsobeviewedas plants andanimals.Thelarger the grapevines,seaweeds,birds, utilised withintheworkssuchas collected duringmyvisitare The beautifulfoundobjectsI ochre fromtheOnkaparingaarea. layered overricepaperstainedwith lithography, drawingandstitching;

THAT SHAPEOURASSUMPTIONSABOUTGENDERANDROLES MY ARTWORKINQUIRESINTO THELAYERS OFCULTURAL MEANING Image: The land squeezed the life out of me 2012, wool, alpaca wool, possum wool, synthetic yarn, cotton, screen printed fabric, ceramic buttons and pink petticoat on custom-made arm chair, embroidered fabric and recycled glass window, (detail) 100 x 100 cm CHRYS ZANTIS women’s repression. activity thatpreviously symbolised body bycreatively redeployingan one level,toempowerthefemale contemporary artIendeavour, on knitting withthelanguageof traditional domesticcraftof female identity. Bymixingthe construction ofcontemporary in conceptualartandthe role oftraditionalfemalecrafts in thewakeoffeminism, possibilities investigating art’s by feministtheoryandmythology, My installationworkisinfluenced birthing riversandlandforms. sumptuous assortmentofvulvas, this innocentlandscape,liesa within thehillandvalleysof and inescapablytactile.However, sweaters. Theyaresoft,knitted, fair exhibitions,andunfashionable nana’s handmadedollies,country read asfluffycraftware,evoking At firstglancemyworkcanbe the innocentbystander. Mother Nature’sbosomsengulfed chair begantorollinonitself and squeezing thelifeoutofher. The she dreamtthatthelandwas resting inherbelovedarmchair Then whenshewasdeadtired never escapedthefarm’s grip. land neverfinished.Itfeltlikeshe illusion. Thewoman’s workonthe becoming aslavetoherromantic after season,yearyear, falling intoarhythmofseason toil atMotherNature’ssurface, seduced, luredandbewitchedto wifewas emerge. Thefarmer’s all lookswellbutasubtextmay the landscapeandhumanscape Onkaparinga’s residents.On passing commentofone out ofmeIwasinspiredbya In Thelandsqueezedthelife

THE CITY OF ONKAPARINGA IS PROUD TO PRESENT THE DOUBLE VISION ARTIST EXCHANGE PROGRAM 2012–2013 AND WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE LOGAN CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITY OF TEA TREE GULLY FOR THEIR SUPPORT AND COLLABORATION.