Recently I presented at the 2018 Annual Association for Art History conference in London as part of a day long panel on Aural Affects and Effects: Explicit and Implicit sounds and rhythms in contemporary visual media put together by Olga Nikolaeva, Christine Sjöberg and Johnny Wingstedt. Not only did several aspects of my research fall [...]
Category: Fiona Davies
Documentation of the card game ‘Racing Patience ICU’
A short video, four minutes in length, documenting some of the first games played of Racing Patience ICU. The artist Fiona Davies plays against the performance artist Tom Isaacs and the curator Lizzy Marshall. https://vimeo.com/254144142 In the card game Racing Patience ICU there are two players. One draws a central card that describes the patient's [...]
Invitation to the exhibition ‘Holding Space’ at the Kiosk Studio in Katoomba
https://thekiosk.org.au/2018/01/14/holding-space-the-final-kiosk-exhibition/ Supported by CreateNSW, BMCC and a partnership between MAPBM and Toolo
The Game of Racing Patience in ICU
Just got back the redesigned cards from the printers. They are so easy to handle when playing and look good as well. What more do you want for a good robust game. The cards need to be tough as this card game can be no holds barred with no notion of taking turns.
New video of the viewing experience of three of the hallucinatory scenes in Blood on Silk: Bleeding Out
Explorers catalogue now available online as pdf
The exhibition Explorers Narratives of Site in Contemporary Art Practice closed on Saturday with the launch of the catalogue documenting the works and contextualised by an essay by Dr Jacqueline Millner. A low- res version of the catalogue is available online at this link https://explorersnarrativesofsite.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/CATALOGUE-EXPLORERS-FULL-v3.pdf
Video of three views of the work Blood on Silk: Last Seen as installed in the Turbine Hall at Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, Sydney.
SCA New Materialism Research Cluster Symposium at Casula – Aug 23rd 11 a.m.
The Space of the Biomedical Body Symposium // Wednesday 23 august This symposium will investigate the intersections of contemporary art and medical science practice within and around the biomedical body. Bringing together artists, curators, researchers and scientists, this cross-disciplinary symposium will focus on the dynamic research, creative potentials, emotions and challenges inherent in working [...]
Blood on Silk: Last Seen, 2017, site specific, silk, video, metal and found objects as installed in the Turbine Hall and Turbine Galleries at Casula Powerhouse, Sydney, Australia from 21st July 2017
Thinking about ‘In Praise of Shadows’ in this new work, Blood on Silk: Last Seen
Blood on Silk: Last Seen by Fiona Davies At the Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre, Casula, Sydney, Australia Opening 21st July 2017 6-9p.m. then open until the 17th September daily open hours of 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Curated by Lizzy Marshall The turbine hall at Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre in Sydney, Australia is the first [...]
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