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| Excerpt from Making Connections II, Art Out There, Fiona McIntosh |
"More connections but of a different kind, I venture down the
road to another Pop Up exhibition, Topographies I... Initiated by Gallery 8 as a pop up satellite space, it is in a
shop which is still in fit-out mode, on George St adjacent to the MCA. The
artists have taken over, with the blessing of the authorities; sort of like a
fully-sanctioned art squat. Landlords on Oxford St take note - this is such a
good use of disused space, even if only temporarily.
Topographies I is another landscape exhibition, though in a
less obvious way than that of No way home.
Each exhibiting artist talks to the site, in terms of its history,
location and state of renovation or abandonment. Chung is in his element with knitted hammer,
spanner, nail drill: butch, charming and such obviously hopeless tools. Fries'
work is more subtle and elusive: gauze wrapped around an open channel in the
ceiling, filled with feathers. She alludes to the seagulls which swirl the
Bridge at night, catching the lights, feasting on the bogong moths which are
drawn to the lights. It is always a remarkable, eerie scene, on a hazy, misty
evening in particular. Mark Booth's small pipe sculptures look to an infinite
plumbing system, recalling that of the MCA, which recycles water directly from
the harbour for its essential air conditioning system. Matt Busteed has torn
posters from local scaffolds and reglued them in layers on board: detritus from
a shifting urban landscape. This is the first in a series of Topographic
exhibitions from g8 on George. Stay tuned. www.galleryeight.com
Now, though, like the moths, I feel drawn to the lights and
need to go back to The Rocks at night, and just revel in the Vivid light show.
So much to see, so much to take in ..."
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