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| Kath Fries, Ground beneath our feet, 2012, graphite on tracing paper frottage |
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| Kath Fries, Ground beneath our feet, 2012, photograph of the studio floor |
The textures of the old shop floor - our temporary studio space - fascinated me with their unspoken stories of footfalls, construction and revamping. I used charcoal and graphite to create rubbings (a "frottage" drawing technique) of concrete swirling patterns revealed beneath peeling layers of paint - ground down over time. Traces of movement and a sense of history can be found in the patterns and remnants of our ordinary everyday activities. These semi-transparent paper panels form a record, like an archeological dig into the recent past, finding subtle beauty in details that are usually overlooked or dismissed.
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| Kath Fries, Ground beneath our feet, 2012, graphite on tracing paper frottage, installed on the studio glass wall |
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| Kath Fries, Ground beneath our feet, 2012, graphite on tracing paper frottage and studio floor |
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| Kath Fries, Ground beneath our feet, 2012, graphite on tracing paper frottage and studio floor |
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| Kath Fries, Ground beneath our feet, 2012, photograph of the studio floor |
The Gosford Artists Residency is organised by Gosford Regional Gallery and the Imperial Arcade. Artists: Wendy Abel Campbell, Kath Fries, Kylie Rose McLean and Janet Meaney. Our resulting work will be exhibited at Gosford Regional Gallery from 21 July to 16 September 2012 www.gosfordregionalgallery.com
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