its a "lets see what's been filed away" day

The good thing about losing things is when you find them again.... when you can find them again...if you can fin them again! Some things today are still lost but some good finds ...  and tonight going through my emails...looking at what I saved to look at later... here's a few of those things - a bit random... but what the heck...

 Instillations by Judy Ledgerwood

Visit the gallery site where the artist was recently showing work to read more on this artist.

From OWI images of an intriguing hotel...  HOTEL AP in Luxembourg:

Photos Sarah Blee

Also from OWI

The house of DROOG founder Rebnny Ramaker: photos Muller Fien 

- do I like all these shelves and the thought of all those books! 

OWI

ARDLP : photos by De Baerdemaeker Kat

from Spain ... this is her home in Paris.

From OWI...

called MADE IN INDIA photos by Ocelli Laura.

The owner of this Apartment is a fashion designer who 

moved from New Delhi to New York 22 years ago.

OK...thats a bit of colour for the day!

The moral of the story: a good search for lost items is never wasted time...you always find some treasure you have forgotten about.

OH... talking colour and out there...click here!!! From But does it Float!!!

Brisbane based artist Chrys Zantis and the landscape of Resiliance

I am in the process of finding out more about this wonderful project by the very talented Chrys Zantis whom I met through the lively bunch at Brisbane Artists Development Co-op last year. She is going to be at the King George Square in Brisbane City this Sunday at midday to join in the Crafternoon event  presented by Brisbane City Council. If you are in or from around Brisbane and love to knit, chat, and drink tea...then it certainly sounds like the place to be.

To find out more on the Community Art project dont hesitate to email or phone Chrys about this excellent work in progress.

To see more from Chrys' solo projects click here.

...and on a great post by grrl+dog where these fabulous knitted spoons are featured!

Chrys is one of those very valuable and generous creative people in the community who isn't afraid to make you laugh - a lot - but always gets you thinking. Good luck with the latest project Chrys!

look who's been visiting Wellington...

The City Art gallery in Wellington is showing the work of Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama. This I discovered when crossing the civic square and coming across the large Gallery building covered in spots.
Go to the artists website for a look at her extraordinary life's work. The images featuring yellow and black were part of the touring exhibition which I got to see. The image of the artist with horse comes from a happening staged near New York going back to her early career. her website is well worth a look if you find this artist' story compelling as I do. 
One of the rooms was filled with large drawings in black on white. This was a fascinating body of work I should like to have posted here as well.

APT6 - The 6th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art at GOMA, Brisbane

Today I was enraptured by exhibits at the APT at the Gallery of Modern Art. A good friend from Melbourne was in town and we had wonderful few hours at this recently opened show. All I can say is that I am so pleased to have the luxury of time to be able to attend the triennial over the next few months - the chance  to view various spaces at leisure, watch films and attend special events - most of it free and open to the public.

First up is the jaw-dropping taxidermied elk with glass and acrylic beads called Pix-Elk#2 2009 by Japanese artist Kohei Nawa. I took a number of photos from various angles in the attempt to capture the sheer visual delight of the glass beads. In a small room of its own, with extraordinary white lighting and an unusually low ceiling the effect once inside and close up was both mesmerising and mind-blowing. It was created with the support of the Fondation d'enterprise Hermes and one can see why such support was necessary. I had seen promo images of the Elk - despite drawing ones attention it had nothing of the impact of seeing it today. When you visit the Gallery website you can read more on this work and listen to a audio guide to hear it discussed - as with various works in this show. The virtual tour may be found here.

Installation: Escape! For a dream land - Jiten Thurkral and Sumir Tagra have been collaborating since 2000. This installation refers to the Punjabi cultural phenomenon of migration to Europe, Nth America or Australia in search of  a better life and the prestige that brings to families. Walls are lined with photos of the young who have left home. This was a wonderful installation to walk into and spend time in. Vivid - but not just in the obvious ways. The fact one could sit on the lounge amidst this domesticity - albeit rather stage-set-like - the sense of social aspiration and changes taking places was eveident. (Thanks to my friend CC for playing a part here!) Read more here and see their website here.

Thukral and Tagra
NOTE: I took many images today and will no doubt take more. The works on view are diverse and highly engaging. I have only referred to two works here which is a minute taste of what can be seen and experienced at APT.

underwater sculpture

 The artist Jason de Caires Taylor's website is the place to go for fascinating details on this mysterious work. His sculptures "highlight ecological processes whilst creating artificial reefs and underlining our need to protect our natural world". View 2 brief videos of the underwater work - quite atmospheric and worth a look!

images above and below remind me of those National Geographic stories of archeological ventures all around the Mediterranean  as does the work above of Jason de Caires Taylor. Ancient amphoras were used in transportation all around this region...a 2006 thyme infused Olive Oil, and what was thought to be a salad dressing, was discovered in the cargo of amphoras...some still intact around 2000 years later.

blueprint

I found this recently on designboom and it caught my attention immediately...the saturation of the blue with the fine white line detailing certain outlines and shapes and features of the location. The Taiwanese team from ou studio were part of DMY berlin design festival 09 and these images are of their installation called 'blueprint'. Read more here also. ou studio's website  contains some very fascinating projects - navigating it is tricky but rewarding. They concern themselves with spatial installation, furniture, interior, architecture, landscape and community development.
There's something so dynamic and forward thinking amongst increasing numbers of such studio enterprises globally that it enlivens the whole agenda of how things can be. This blurring of boundaries and collaborative push allows for optimum creativity and the realisation of projects in exciting new ways. There is something very potent in the idea of a blueprint - the fact something has been conceived to the stage of being put on paper and yet there is further to go and the thing is still in formation.