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Francis Carmody, Gateway, 2021, installation view at Blindside, courtesy the artist. Photograph Andrew Curtis.

Gateway

Francis Carmody

17 Mar–3 Apr 2021

Motivated by acute infiltration techniques, Gateway takes on visual methods of infiltration, deception and detection. Using visual cues, past military camouflage techniques and the postal economy as starting points to generate a series of works and unknown narratives. Someone crosschecks cargo manifests, notices a pattern in erratic offshore movements and begins to construct a story, a suspicious sequence of events. Where before there were only lists and tracking number updates are now visual inconsistencies in objects, seized illegal imports and discarded compromised cargo.

Influenced by the vast increase in postal activity over the past 8 months Gateway partially includes work which has been generated through field research conducted with the Australian Border Force’ Melbourne postal Gateway. Engaging directly with this influx of altered objects once used to house and distribution to disguise hopeful contraband.

Runway x BLINDSIDE: Francis Carmody, The Magician’s Apprentice

Blindside asked writer Anador Walsh to respond to Francis Carmody’s exhibition Gateway.

Runway Journal has partnered with All-Conference to present a series of Conversations from its network of artist-led, experimental and cross-disciplinary arts organisations around Australia.

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Onsite, Exhibition
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Motivated by acute infiltration techniques, Gateway takes on visual methods of infiltration, deception and detection. Using visual cues, past military camouflage techniques and the postal economy as starting points to generate a series of works and unknown narratives.

Opening: 18 Mar 2021, 7am–9am

This program takes place on the land of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation. We recognise that sovereignty was never ceded - this land is stolen land. We pay respects to Wurundjeri Elders, past, present and emerging, to the Elders from other communities and to any other Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders who might encounter or participate in the program.

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Bridget Chappell, NO COMMENT, installation view at Blindside, 2021. Photograph Nick James Archer
Onsite, Exhibition, Publication, Sound Series

17 Mar–3 Apr 2021

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Working on unceded sovereign land of the Wurundjeri and Boon Wurrung people of the Kulin Nation, Blindside pays respect to Elders, past, present and emerging.