Visible Absence

Alex Walker, Nick James Archer

1–18 Aug 2018

And it collapsed
Fixed, Unfixed, A Trace
Self, Other, Self-Other
Irreconcilable Fragments
Longing For It’s Other
Construction Shroud

Confronted by the loss of the Nicholas Building’s twin structure due to the Metro redevelopment, the pair felt it necessary to assist in its rebuilding, both emotionally and physically. Considering relations between self and other, where states collapse and collide on a visual plane, an attempt to repair irreconcilable loss, a Visible Absence.

Irreconcilable Loss
The Other, The Self
Enter the Self-Other
A Longing Call
Performance for solo voice by Nick James Archer | Thursday 9 Aug, 6-8pm

Critique | Thursday 16 Aug 6-8pm
An informal gathering with the artists for critical discussion around the work on exhibition.

Visible Absence
Alex Walker

Onsite, Exhibition, Performance, Talk, Publication

Overview

Confronted by the loss of the Nicholas Building’s twin structure due to the Metro redevelopment, the pair of artists felt it necessary to assist in its rebuilding, both emotionally and physically. Considering relations between self and other, where states collapse and collide on a visual plane, an attempt to repair irreconcilable loss, a Visible Absence.

Key Dates

Opening: 2 Aug 2018, 8am–10am

Performance for solo voice by Nick James Archer: 9 Aug 2018, 8am–10am

Critique: 16 Aug 2018, 8am–10am

Acknowledgment

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.

Biographies

Alex Walker is a visual artist working with photography, projection and installation to create phenomenological encounters with site and space. Using abstract images to challenge perception and activate architectural elements within the gallery and beyond. Alex employs a distinct visual language of image, surface and light to generate spatio-temporal encounters which are unique to the space they are presented in.

Nick James Archer is a Melbourne based artist working in site relational sculpture and photographic practice. Nick graduated from the VCA in 2017. Nick is currently undergoing further study at the VCA completing an Honours Degree in Fine Arts. Recent solo exhibitions include; Remnant, Kings Ari 2018. SIMULTANEOUS, Mailbox Art Space, 2017. TRANSIENCE | CONSCIOUSNESS, George Paton Gallery, 2016. AND BEYOND?, Seventh Gallery. TRACE-MAKERS, George Paton Gallery, 2018. And was the recipient of the Fiona Myer Award, 2017, Evans Family Photography Award, 2017 and the NGV Art Prize, 2015.