SPACE OF IN-BETWEENESS

2019 / ACE Open x Recess Presents / ACE Open x Lot 14 / ACSA

My understanding of ‘place’ has been influenced by complex personal experiences. For me, place is associated with sensations of restlessness, nostalgia, longing, and limbo. Space of In-Betweeness examines how digital video might reflect and evoke these sensations. I have explored the relationship between viewer and screen, the notion of witnessing a camera ‘perceiving,’ and the sense of intimacy created by drawing attention to the camera’s tactility. Like my broader studio practice, this work is rooted in material investigation, and a deep engagement with a singular camera technique which might draw parallels to certain lived experiences.

Hiraeth was filmed on Nukunu land, on the artist’s family farm (the Mid-North region, South Australia).