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| Kath Fries, Tether, 2012, olive trees, fabric, threads, pots, soil, disused headstone and curbing. |
Tether reflects on the cycle of life and human interconnections. Three olive tree saplings are interlinked by a web of vascular red threads. Olive trees are traditionally symbols of memory, love, peace and patience. Here, these olive trees also signify the “Three Fates” of Greco-Roman mythology (the Spinner, Measurer and Cutter), goddesses who controlled the metaphorical thread of life for every human from birth to death. Similarly an ancient Japanese story tells of invisible red threads of fate tied around the little fingers of people destined to meet or assist each other, forming an inseverable connection - the threads can stretch and tangle but never break.
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| Kath Fries, Tether, 2012, olive trees, fabric, threads, pots, soil, disused headstone and curbing |
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| Kath Fries, Tether, 2012, detail view |
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| Kath Fries, Tether, 2012, detail view |
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| Kath Fries, Tether, 2012, detail view |
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| Kath Fries, Tether, 2012, detail view |
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| Kath Fries, Tether, 2012, detail view |
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| Kath Fries, Tether, 2012, detail view |
Hidden 2012: A Rookwood Sculpture Walk, 1 Sept - 14 Oct 2012, an on-site sculpture exhibition of artists’ responses to Rookwood, the largest cemetery in the Southern Hemisphere. Rookwood is a place rich in heritage, history and culture, its beauty and splendour distinctive. With a thought provoking subject, Hidden 2012 invites audiences to explore the iconic site whilst admiring the evocative works that feature amongst the graves. The 36 works are inspired by loss, memory, grief, death, mourning, spirituality, memorial and ceremony.
ARTISTS: Lee Bethel, Kylie Black, Senden Blackwood, Francois Breuillaud-Limondin & Nathalie Hartog-Gautier, Jeramie Carter, Thomas C. Chung, Will Coles, Irena Conomos, Emily Daughton, Suzanne Davey, Alethea Deane, Julie Donnelly, Michael Donohue, Jacquelene Drinkall, Chloe Elizabeth, Kath Fries, Adam Galea, Stephen Hall, Lyndal Hargrave & Sue Henderson, Aedan Harris, Madeleine Hayes, Serena Horton, Jacqueline King, Kimie Kitamura, Melissa Laird, Jane Lennon, Nerine Martini, David McGuinness, Sarah Nolan, Penny Philpott, Stephen Ralph, Brian Sanstrom, Sally Simpson, Susanna Strati, Jane Theau, Jacek Wankowski.
CURATOR: Cassandra Hard Lawrie
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| Kath Fries, Tether, 2012, olive trees, fabric, threads, pots, soil, disused headstone and curbing |
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