Kate Robertson and Alysia Rees joint exhibition: Endure Everyday
What are we trying to escape from in the everyday? Do we endure the physical constraints of everyday or is it the psychological confinements that we place upon ourselves?
These questions form the foundation of upcoming exhibition ʻEndure Everyday,ʼ a collaboration between Melbourne artists Kate Robertson and Alysia Rees.
The two artists who met in 2006 while studying at the Victorian College for the Arts have teamed up to explore the notion of escapism, and the psychological and physical tensions of contemporary society. Both artists come from different disciplines yet were drawn to the idea of distraction, escape and fleeing the restrictions of our daily routine.
The exhibition will be a multidisciplinary site using photography, sculpture and video at First Site Gallery. And it seems that being within a stoneʼs thrown from Melbourne Central, the gallery is the perfect location to explore how individuals while away the hours through shopping, films, entertainment and video games.
The public is invited to negotiate both the physical and emotional landscape as they meander by sand bag sculptures, large-scale photographs that envelop the room and also view a video installation; but also explore varying degrees of escapism. First Site Gallery will be transformed into a space for individuals to explore their own, as well as shared, internal and external tensions.
Exhibition Dates:
Tuesday August 31 to Saturday September 11
Location:
First Site Gallery
Address:
Storey Hall Basement, 344 Swanston Street Melbourne