BREAD OF BONE
Bread of Bone features a selection of new works from five established contemporary Western Australian artists: Erin Coates, Ross Potter, Andy Quilty, Anna Louise Richardson & Ric Spencer.
The exhibition focuses on such ideas as food security, different attitudes toward food, the impact of climate change on food production and supply and the value of eating locally. The artists tackle such questions as; what do we do when we can’t buy food? How do we approach children about slaughtering and preparing animals to eat? How do we promote cultural awareness and acceptance when others eat foods our ancestors deemed ‘inedible’?
Each artist’s perspective on food is explored through the staple technique of drawing, additionally considering thoughts and feelings toward modern interpretations of grinding bones to make bread.
Holmes à Court Gallery, no.10, 25 March - 7 May 2023.
Holmes à Court Gallery, Vasse Felix, 25 June - 17 September 2023.
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The exhibition focuses on such ideas as food security, different attitudes toward food, the impact of climate change on food production and supply and the value of eating locally. The artists tackle such questions as; what do we do when we can’t buy food? How do we approach children about slaughtering and preparing animals to eat? How do we promote cultural awareness and acceptance when others eat foods our ancestors deemed ‘inedible’?
Each artist’s perspective on food is explored through the staple technique of drawing, additionally considering thoughts and feelings toward modern interpretations of grinding bones to make bread.
Holmes à Court Gallery, no.10, 25 March - 7 May 2023.
Holmes à Court Gallery, Vasse Felix, 25 June - 17 September 2023.
CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT MORE
CLICK HERE FOR THE CATALOGUE
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Three Little Mice (Spying), 2023, charcoal on cement fibreboard, 75 x 95cm
Three Little Mice (Sneaking), 2023, charcoal on cement fibreboard, 180 x 55cm
Three Little Mice (Hiding), 2023, charcoal on cement fibreboard, 55 x 90cm
To me mice represent ideas of multiplicity when it comes to food. They also signal food security and seasonality. Mice are never alone and we are never far from a mouse either. They live in our compost bins and we have to protect our food from the mice when they move into the house in the cool of autumn. There are also things about mice and children that are inextricably linked: Fairy tales, crumbs, squeaking and the ability to find all the food in the house. Mice stand in as archetypal figures when I think about my relationship with
food and how complex, nuanced, and chaotic it is, but also how inevitable the growing, precuring, preparing, storing, and eating of food is; that endless repetition. No matter what mice seem to find their way in.
Three Little Mice (Spying), 2023, charcoal on cement fibreboard, 75 x 95cm
Three Little Mice (Sneaking), 2023, charcoal on cement fibreboard, 180 x 55cm
Three Little Mice (Hiding), 2023, charcoal on cement fibreboard, 55 x 90cm
To me mice represent ideas of multiplicity when it comes to food. They also signal food security and seasonality. Mice are never alone and we are never far from a mouse either. They live in our compost bins and we have to protect our food from the mice when they move into the house in the cool of autumn. There are also things about mice and children that are inextricably linked: Fairy tales, crumbs, squeaking and the ability to find all the food in the house. Mice stand in as archetypal figures when I think about my relationship with
food and how complex, nuanced, and chaotic it is, but also how inevitable the growing, precuring, preparing, storing, and eating of food is; that endless repetition. No matter what mice seem to find their way in.
Little Goat, 2019, graphite on sliced paper, 152 x 115cm
My drawings explore the role of animals in our lives: as food, as business, as part of the environment and as pets. Depicting a butchered goat this work explores the personal rules we set around what animals we raise and choose to eat on the farm. For me Little Goat is a celebration of the intimate spectacle of death and an honouring of the animal that has become my daughter’s favourite meat.
My drawings explore the role of animals in our lives: as food, as business, as part of the environment and as pets. Depicting a butchered goat this work explores the personal rules we set around what animals we raise and choose to eat on the farm. For me Little Goat is a celebration of the intimate spectacle of death and an honouring of the animal that has become my daughter’s favourite meat.
Photography: Bo Wong