Oscillating Landscape

23 May – 14 June, opens Thursday 22 May, 6 – 8pm

Artist Talk Thursday 12 June, 12.30 – 1.30pm

Part of the 2008 Next Wave Festival.

Oscillating Landscape explores sensations which can be experienced the same way in different places. Certain feelings – for instance, those associated with perception of light, wind, colour and sound through the observation of trees waving – can be similar in both Japan and Australia. The feelings are those of longing for somewhere, or sometime far away. The stronger the longing gets, the closer our body feels to what is remote. In Oscillating Landscape, with images and sounds collected from multiple locations, Utako Shindo attempts to create a landscape that stimulates our memory and anticipation, which never stay still but oscillate in our minds.

Utako Shindo was born in Japan and is currently undertaking her Master of Fine Art at Melbourne University. Her practice incorporates installation and performance, exploring visual perception to suggest a tactile continuum between material and mind. She has recently exhibited at Conical, Kings ARI, and VCA Gallery.