Exhibition
Exhibition: Without a Sound – Melissa Smith: 2021 Solo Commission
Devonport Regional Gallery
Without a Sound
MELISSA SMITH
SOLO COMMISSION 2021
16 October – 27 November 2021
Main Gallery
Over many years, Melissa Smith has been drawn to the landscape of Lake Sorell on Tasmania’s central plateau, due to the solitude it offers. This exhibition of prints depicts Smith’s response to this particular landscape’s whispers. This environment provides a sense of quietness, layered in its own history and stories. Smith finds a unique sense of self-awareness is realised in such places which emanates a sense of life and hope within our ever-changing world that balances on a tipping point. A soundscape accompanies the exhibition, created from recordings by artist Jay-Dea Lopez on site at Lake Sorell.
Image details: Melissa Smith, Desire of returning II, 2021, intaglio collagraph, 76cm x 56 cm, edition of 4
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Opening by Dr Jan Hogan, Head of Art Discipline, School of Creative Arts and Media, College of Arts, UTAS: Friday 15 October at 6pm
Floor talk with Melissa Smith: Friday 29 October at 2pm
These are free events, but numbers are limited. RSVP is essential to artgallery@devonport.tas.gov.au
