Elyss McCleary Margaret McIntosh Hannah Smith Anna Steele Mignon Steele
The Correspondence Of Noticing is a project aimed at drawing attention to our surroundings. As simmering changes occur in our various lived environments a group of artists propose that noticing and making is a type of sustenance, a means of survival. Though addressing the landscape in their own unique way, dialogues emerge between artists as they reflect on still moments that can be seen as an antidote to combat sensations of expansion and erosion: trees that hold space amongst concrete, quietness of a void in the land before development, the quivering anxiety of forms in a shifting seascape.
Through a series of works including painting, installations and assemblages come narratives of lived thoughts and experiences: stories of awareness, acknowledgement and connectivity
Elyss McCleary Night trees frame the moon at Merri Creek skate park, dusk, a beautiful refreshing silver shower 2019 , Oil on linen, 51cm x 41cm
This is an ongoing series of works that are painting love portraits to the night trees. I take photos of the trees in the evening, dawn or at night, the paintings are quiet portraits of some of these.The sky and camera flash stage a surreal flat image of it in space.
I often think about the trees there holding space, people and things around, sounds, ciggies, maybe rubbish or piss on it, a road through, a bright light. The neon glow of amber city or suburban occupational and health light for made for us is blaring on the tree, i wish i could give it some sunglasses for this at night at least. so very beautiful and strong, talking and making sounds with each other.