witness, collector, archivist, narrator

Tiyan Baker, Emma Buswell, Louise Curham with Erik Griswold, Hannah de Feyter, Lewis Doherty, Melissa Howe, Alex Kershaw, MP Hopkins, Claire Peake

Curated by Consuelo Cavaniglia and Brendan Van Hek (sydenham international) for the Canberra Art Biennial and Canberra Contemporary Art Space

28 September – 19 October 2024

Exhibition Opening: 6pm 27 September 2024

The exhibition witness, collector, archivist, narrator revolves around the various possible interpretations of the action of documenting. The exhibiting artists consider the impulse to document with a varied focus and approach – capturing, recording, collecting, narrating, archiving, witnessing, following, tracing, etc. The exhibition will bring together existing works in conversation with new commissioned work, engage audiences through a range of outcomes (from sound performances, to socially engaged video work), and connects across a range of communities with local and national content. A collaborative project presented as part of the 2024 Canberra Art Biennial, Kamberri/Canberra’s biennial public art festival. CCAS will be the festival hub for the duration of the witness, collector, archivist, narrator exhibition.

Image: Clare Peake A Sorcerer’s Dress (2016- ongoing), studio scraps, test pieces, failures and project remnants, 240 x 240cm, photograph by Emma Daisy