FORCED PERSPECTIVE brings together playful and immersive works by contemporary visual artists from Australia, New Zealand and Indonesia. Curated by Daniel Qualischefski, it features artists Linda Clark (Springfield), Stephen Coutts (Ayr), Ann Debono (Melbourne), Marion Gaemers (Townsville), Peatree (Auckland, New Zealand), Sarah Ryan (Toowoomba), Uji ‘Hahan’ Handoko Eko Saputro (Yogyakarta, Indonesia) and Andrew Strauss (Canberra).
The exhibition considers the positions of the curator and artist in directly shaping the experience of the viewer. The act of viewing is framed as an active and occasionally interactive response, led by discovery, innovative perspectives and formal composition. The spatially engaging artworks include lenticular photographs, installations, paintings, textiles, sculptures, palindromic panels and interactive digital works.
FORCED PERSPECTIVE is curated by Daniel Qualischefski of Umbrella Studio Contemporary Arts. The North Australian Festival of Arts (NAFA) is a commissioning partner for the exhibition.
Exhibitions launch 6pm Friday 2 June 2023
FORCED PERSPECTIVE will open alongside 3 other Umbrella exhibitions. Please join us to celebrate these artists and works.
In Conversation | Curator and Artists 10am Saturday 3 June 2023
Join the curator and selected artists for an in-person discussion about the exhibition premise and the artists’ practices. Full details here.
Images: 1. Uji ‘Hahan’ Handoko Eko Saputro, Standing Up In The Market’s Barrels, 2019-2023, Polyester resin and auto paint, 57 x 45 x 83cm. Photograph courtesy the artist. | 2. Marion Gaemers, Tiny Dancer 1, 2023, Ghost net, beach-found rope and metal stand, 75 x 40 x 43cm; Marion Gaemers, Dancer 8, 2022, Ghost net, beach-found rope, metal rod and wooden block, 183 x 68 x 64. Photographs: Amanda Galea. | 3. Andrew Strauss, Utopian Perspectives (still, detail), 2023, Generative art/creative coding, responsive dimensions. | 4. Stephen Coutts, Sea of Tranquility (detail), 2023, Huon, Tasmanian oak and mystery timber, 62 x 20.5 x 20.5cm. Photographs: Amanda Galea.
For more information visit https://www.umbrella.org.au/forced-perspective/
