CODES IN PARALLEL
In addition to the international exhibition we present a festival program of exhibitions and events by craft artists, galleries, art spaces and craft groups in support of the IOTA24 theme. August – October 2024, Western Australia.
- This festival event has passed.
Current
Artists
Jo Court, Justine Gamblin, Penny Jewell, Caitlin Stewart, Sarah Walker, Lyndall Watson
Description
A group exhibition that explores our connectivity with oceans and lands, inviting both artists and viewers to reflect on the importance and role the Leeuwin Current has on our southern landscape.
Through the cooler waters of the Indian Ocean, the Leeuwin Current both meanders and eddies along the Western Australian coastline as it has done since the middle Eocene. In its body of warm, tropical water an array of coral larvae and other marine creatures make their way southwards and around into the Great Australian Bight. The warmer waters allow marine life to live further south than what would usually be expected.
The Current’s maritime influence extends beyond its waters to the southern shores affecting sea levels, weather, topography and biology over millennia – an integral part of our environmental narrative. People are also drawn to living, creating industry and trade-routes along its borders.
Media
Fibre & Textiles, Paper
Gallery Opening Hours
Wed – Sun: 10am – 4pm
Closed: Mon & Tue
Accessibility
Wheelchair & pram accessible.
Image Credit
Justine Gamblin, Up Welling (detail), 2024, watercolour, pencil and ink on bamboo paper, 57 × 45cm. Photo: Justine Gamblin.