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A Stella Renaissance, Group Exhibition – 17 June to 15 July 2017

  • The Abduction of Europa, music box assemblage, 13x10x11cm
  • The Abduction of Europa, music box assemblage, 13x10x11cm

The Abduction of Europa (after Rembrandt), 2017, kinetic assemblage, 13x10x11cm. Views 1 and 2

This kinetic assemblage is based on Rembrandt’s painting The Abduction of Europa (1632), which, in turn, draws on Ovid’s account of the myth of Europa and Zeus. In Ovid’s version, Zeus disguised himself as a white bull and lured Europa onto his back before abducting her across the open sea to the island of Crete.

In the myth, Europa is portrayed as a helpless victim. This work playfully reframes her role. When the key is wound, Europa actively rides the bucking bull rather than being passively carried away by him. The OXO cube tin in which the work is housed adds another layer of meaning, as OXO cubes are made from beef extract. The shift from bull to beef implies a reversal of Zeus’s fate, raising the question of who will ultimately have the upper hand.

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The Coal Loader, Waverton, 2-17 March 2017

  • Fair Play, 2017, mechanical assemblage, 52x32x35cm
  • Fair Play, detail
  • Fair Play, detail
  • Fair Play, detail

1. Fair Play, 2017, mechanical assemblage, 52x32x35cm
2. Fair Play, detail 1
3. Fair Play, detail 2
4. Fair Play, detail 3

Fair Play, 2017, kinetic assemblage, 52x32x35cm
This work is based on a fair ground shooting gallery and explores the whimsy and dark atmosphere of carnivals. On winding a key on the side of the cabinet a fairground tune plays on a music box whilst a conveyor belt moves and the ducks become moving targets. The Kewpie Dolls in the top layer are prizes for the shooting gallery and run the risk of a stray bullet. The vintage Kewpie Dolls in the kitchen appear to be preparing a meal of roast duck and vegetables. There is a rifle in the corner of the kitchen.

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Group Exhibition 5 July – 30 July 2016

  • America's Favourite, music box assemblage, 16x11x9cm
  • Puttin’ on the Ritz, music box assemblage, 14x10x9cm
  • Lasso, music box assemblage, 15x10x9cm
  • Jaguar Senorita, 2015, music box assemblage, 15x14x7cm
  • The Goose Girl, 2016, music box assemblage, 29x42x17cm

1. America’s Favourite, 2015 kinetic assemblage, 16x11x9cm
2. Puttin’ on the Ritz, 2015 kinetic assemblage, 14x10x9cm
3. Lasso, 2015 kinetic assemblage, 15x10x9cm
4. Jaguar Senorita, 2015, kinetic assemblage, 15x14x7cm
5. The Goose Girl, 2016, kinetic assemblage, 29x42x17cm

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Group Exhibition 2-27 June 2015

  • Playing Schubert, 2015, music box assemblage, 13x18x9
  • Carousel Waltz, 2015, music box assemblage, 10x12x2cm
  • Carousel Rhapsody, 2015, music box assemblage, 10x10x9cm

1. Playing Schubert, 2015, music box assemblage, 13x18x9
2. Carousel Waltz, 2015, music box assemblage, 10x12x2cm
3. Carousel Rhapsody, 2015, music box assemblage, 10x10x9cm
4. Works from Suburban Noir Exhibition – see December 2013 for details

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Suburban Noir exhibition
30 November 2013 – 6 April 2014

Curator Peter Doyle invited 14 Australian visual artists to create artworks in response to crime scene photographs taken in postwar Greater Sydney between 1954 and 1964 and held in the Justice and Police Museum’s forensic archive. The resulting works are featured in the Suburban Noir exhibition at the Museum of Sydney.

Inspired by several of the crime scene photographs, I created two kinetic assemblages featuring miniature domestic interiors, each housed inside a 1950s tin bathroom cabinet. Although the interiors recreated the scenes depicted in the photographs, the murder victims were absent. Instead, each assemblage suggested the moments immediately before a crime. When the works are wound, the shadows of figures outside pass across the window blinds, suggesting that events are about to unfold.

The exhibition includes works by Vanessa Berry, Dallas Bray, Rhett Brewer, Charles Cooper, Theresa Darmody, Bruce Latimer, Michael Lewy, Frank Littler, Reg Mombassa, Peter O’Doherty, Ken Searle, Susannah Thorne, and Anne Wallace.

  • The Stalker (detail)
  • The Stalker, 2013, 35x29x14cm, mechanical assemblage
  • The Stalker (detail)
  • The Stalker (detail)
  • The Stalker (detail)
  • The Tryst, 2013, 35x29x14cm, mechanical assemblage
  • The Tryst (detail)
  • The Tryst (detail)
  • The Tryst (detail)

1. The Stalker, 2013, 35x29x14cm, mechanical assemblage
2-5. The Stalker, details
6. The Tryst, 2013, 35x29x14cm, mechanical assemblage
7-9. The Tryst, details

The Stalker, detail – work in motion

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Keepsake, 13 December 2013 – 27 January 2014.

Curator Rilka Oakley invited artists living in the Blue Mountains to respond to the parallels between the artist collecting for creative inspiration and the tourist collecting souvenirs as reminders of place. Just as artists and tourists travel to the Blue Mountains to capture its striking views and distinctive landscape, artists who live and work in the region collect objects, images and experiences from other places as part of their creative practices.

The other artists participating in the exhibition are David Brazil, Elaine Campaner, Ona Janzen, Mathew Lynn, Judith Martinez, Brad Moore, Janelle Randall-Court, Wendy Tsai and Kayo Yokoyama.

  • View from a Room, 2008, 16x89x19cm, music box assemblage
  • View from a Room, detail
  • View from a Room, detail
  • View from a Room, detail
  • View from a Room, detail
  • View from a Room, detail
  • View from a Room, detail
  • View from a Room, detail
  • The Greatest Show on Earth, 2012, 56x36x22cm, kinetic assemblage
  • The Greatest Show on Earth (detail)
  • Just what is it that makes today's homes so different, so appealing? (after Richard Hamilton), 2008, 13x31x12cm, assemblage
  • Just what is it that makes today's homes so different, so appealing? (after Richard Hamilton), detail
  • Just what is it that makes today's homes so different, so appealing? (after Richard Hamilton), detail
  • Squibb’s Lullaby, 2011, 22x15x11cm, kinetic assemblage
  • Abduction of Europa (after Rembrandt), detail
  • Abduction of Europa (detail)
  • Fly Me to the Moon, 2010, 33x30x15cm, kinetic assemblage
  • Fly Me to the Moon, detail
  • The Wave (after Hokusai), 2008, 7x17x8cm, kinetic assemblage
  • Just For Fun, 2012, 20x29x17xcm, kinetic assemblage

1. View from a Room, 2008, kinetic assemblage, 16x89x19cm,
2. View from a Room, detail 1
3. View from a Room, detail 2
4. View from a Room, detail 3
5. View from a Room, detail 4
6. View from a Room, detail 5
7. View from a Room, detail 6
8. View from a Room, detail 7
9. The Greatest Show on Earth, 2012, kinetic assemblage, 56x36x22cm
10. The Greatest Show on Earth, detail
11. Just what is it that makes today’s homes so different, so appealing? (after Richard Hamilton), 2008, assemblage, 13x31x12cm
12. Just what is it that makes today’s homes so different, so appealing? (after Richard Hamilton), detail
13. Just what is it that makes today’s homes so different, so appealing? (after Richard Hamilton), detail
14. Squibb’s Lullaby, 2011, kinetic assemblage, 22x15x11cm
15. Abduction of Europa (after Rembrandt), 2010, kinetic assemblage, 19x20x13cm
16. Abduction of Europa (after Rembrandt), detail
17. Fly Me to the Moon, 2010, kinetic assemblage, 33x30x15cm
18. Fly Me to the Moon, detail
19. The Wave (after Hokusai), 2008, kinetic assemblage, 7x17x8cm
20. Just For Fun, 2012, kinetic assemblage, 20x29x17xcm