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Jonathan Jones and Ruark Lewis: HOMELAND ILLUMINATIONS
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26 minutes
18 years ago
Jonathan Jones and Ruark Lewis: HOMELAND ILLUMINATIONS
Drawing on the rich cultural history of the CarriageWorks building, the surrounding suburb of Redfern and his grandfather's heritage as a labourer, Jonathan Jones collaborates with Ruark Lewis to create a striking installation piece from raw materials, mounted lighting, and reconfigured text. Ruark: "We have designed this work as a lightly installed architectural installation. It is a floor work almost 7m long. Each of the 40 coloured planks are inscribed with descriptions of the wool industry in
New South Wales. We have been working with Jonathan’s grandfather recording his oral history which tells of the 85 year old’s early life as a wool classer. Beneath each plank we are planning to install rows of fluorescent lights. The lights will form a sequence of patterns by tilting the planks recto & verso. We have constructed something like a hovering mid-twentieth
century night harvester." Jonathan and Ruark have also recently exhibited in Singapore.
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Conversations with leading Australasian and international artists & curators.