You are always here, sometimes too close (magpie)
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You are always here, sometimes too close (magpie)
YEAR. 2022
MEDIUM. charcoal on cement fibreboard
DIMENSIONS. 117 x 87cm
EXHIBITION HISTORY.
2022 Watching, with Abdul-Rahman Abdullah, West Space, Melbourne, VIC
2022 Still Watching, with Abdul-Rahman Abdullah, Curated by Glenn Iseger-Pilkington, Fremantle Arts Centre, Perth, WA
2023 Finalist, Dobell Drawing Prize #23, National Art School, Sydney, NSW
COLLECTION. Private
Richardson’s practice explores life and death, with animals employed as the protagonist of these stories. She has historically explored the roles animal play culturally, commercially and their ecological impacts. More recently depictions speak to personal tragedy with the passing of her mum in 2020.
After her mum’s passing, Richardson was visited by birds, which she felt were like visitations from her mum. She kept notes and drew these birds of prey, at a large scale, their eyes turned to look to us, creating the preternatural sensation of being watched. They are also as a reminder of the connection she felt to her mother through these visitations.
YEAR. 2022
MEDIUM. charcoal on cement fibreboard
DIMENSIONS. 117 x 87cm
EXHIBITION HISTORY.
2022 Watching, with Abdul-Rahman Abdullah, West Space, Melbourne, VIC
2022 Still Watching, with Abdul-Rahman Abdullah, Curated by Glenn Iseger-Pilkington, Fremantle Arts Centre, Perth, WA
2023 Finalist, Dobell Drawing Prize #23, National Art School, Sydney, NSW
COLLECTION. Private
Richardson’s practice explores life and death, with animals employed as the protagonist of these stories. She has historically explored the roles animal play culturally, commercially and their ecological impacts. More recently depictions speak to personal tragedy with the passing of her mum in 2020.
After her mum’s passing, Richardson was visited by birds, which she felt were like visitations from her mum. She kept notes and drew these birds of prey, at a large scale, their eyes turned to look to us, creating the preternatural sensation of being watched. They are also as a reminder of the connection she felt to her mother through these visitations.