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Susan Purdy: Australia Phoenix: A Cosmology

February 1, 2020 - July 5, 2020

Susan Purdy, Australia Phoenix: A Cosmology (detail), 2010. Gelatin silver photograms(unique state), 40.5 x 2100cm. Courtesy: the artist and Gallerysmith, Melbourne.

Australia Phoenix surveys the cyclical phenomenon of fire over hundreds of thousands of years and documents the role humanity plays in shaping this event.

Susan Purdy works with photograms to communicate ideas about fire and the environment. During the 2009 fires in Victoria she experienced this elemental force of nature in its wildest form, and was made inescapably aware that environment and climate govern our existence.

Australia Phoenix seeks to make sense of natural catastrophe and bring consciousness to bear on tragedy, understanding that through our deepest connection to nature we access its healing power. In a twenty-one metre sequence, the work tells a story about the cyclical nature of life and the inevitability of change.

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Details

Start:
February 1, 2020
End:
July 5, 2020

Organiser

Gippsland Art Gallery
Phone
+61 3 5142 3500
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Venue

Gippsland Art Gallery
Wellington Centre 70 Foster St
Sale, VIC Australia
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Details

Start:
February 1, 2020
End:
July 5, 2020

Organiser

Gippsland Art Gallery
Phone
+61 3 5142 3500
View Organiser Website

Venue

Gippsland Art Gallery
Wellington Centre 70 Foster St
Sale, VIC Australia
+ Google Map