Perdita Phillips

shy (dissolution + exchange) up to number 15

perdita — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 01:34:34 +0000

We have crossed the Indian and South Atlantic Oceans and are hopefully somewhere over the Pacific heading for New Zealand.

Here is Floki Gauvry’s envelope

We have acquired scratches and stripes from various photocopiers and the right wing has faded to black.

Onward progress…

adding to this list for my next project

perdita — Sat, 11 May 2013 07:21:18 +0000

Avoid Reduce Reuse Regift Rejig Repair Repurpose Recycle Respect Replenish Refuse.

not everyone in my neighbourhood is a vitalist

perdita — Sat, 04 May 2013 02:58:44 +0000

international dawn chorus day: 1 May

perdita — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:00:55 +0000

has lost it’s calendar setting

Antennae issue on art, environment and sustainability

perdita — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 05:45:22 +0000

who wants to do this? An issue on art, environment and sustainability

“At the forefront of today’s social issues are questions related to the human relationship to nature and the environment, the meaning of a sustainable future and the relationship of environmentalism to modernity and today’s economic structures. While the sciences have, until recently, dominated the debate, the arts are making an increasingly important contribution. Antennae is seeking submissions to an issue focused on Art, Environment, Sustainability. We are seeking contributions that go further than being a mere rehashing of the narrative of environmental activism (the human as destroyer of nature; the dangers of climate change; extinction of species; etc, etc.) to address more fundamental meanings, explore ambiguities and engage with the complex societal questions that arise from the environmental and sustainability debate – and the role of the arts in that debate. We encourage potential contributors to be bold and creative in generating and exploring perspectives that move beyond the apocalyptic and often “preachy” culture of modern environmentalism.”

Academic essays = length 6000-10000 words
Artists’ portfolio = 5/6 images along with 500 words max statement/commentary
Interviews = maximum length 8000 words
Fiction = maximum length 8000 words

www.antennae.org.uk – antennaeproject [at] gmail [dot] com

traffic jam

perdita — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 21:57:56 +0000

stuck in traffic jam, SERIOUSLY tailgated by a BUS, osprey lands on light pole.

international dawn chorus day: 1 May

perdita — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:29:47 +0000

early shots from fast|slow|complex

perdita — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 05:20:22 +0000

These are some early shots from the installations. More documentation next week.

fast|slow|complex by Perdita Phillips at Spectrum project space, Edith Cowan University Mount Lawley Campus, 19 February to 1 March 2013

Artist’s talks Saturday 23 February 2:30pm and Wednesday 27 February 11:00am

Tuesday to Friday 10:00am to 6:00pm
Saturday 23 February 12:00pm to 5:00 pm

Please join us for the exhibition’s concluding event on Thursday 28 February at 5:00 to 8:00pm

fast|slow|complex by Perdita Phillips presents a rigorous body of work from this distinctive Western Australian artist. The exhibition combines investigations into themes of waste and wastelands, with explorations of disaster and transformation born from post-disaster environments.

The works showcase the artist’s agility in a diverse range of media, including drawing, video and sculpture. fast|slow|complex marks a crystallisation of Phillips’ practice of examining the parallels and complexities within the living world, with a new reflective focus on recuperative socioecological strategies for the future. The artworks contain oblique suggestions of hope in an ‘unruly’ world of complexity and flux. Burdens are lightened and wastefulness is replaced by elegant and thrifty recuperative strategies.

spectrum project space

http://sca.edu.ecu.au/projects/spectrum

Building 3 Room 3.191
Edith Cowan University
Mount Lawley Campus WA 6050

For bus services see https://www.ecu.edu.au/about-ecu/getting-to-ecu/getting-to-mount-lawley-campus and http://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/. Parking free on Saturday 23rd.

fast | slow | complex exhibition opening

perdita — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 07:25:29 +0000

You are invited to fast|slow|complex at Spectrum project space 19 February to 1 March 2013

fast|slow|complex> by Perdita Phillips presents an rigorous body of work from this distinctive Western Australian artist. The exhibition combines investigations into themes of waste and wastelands, with explorations of disaster and transformation born from post-disaster environments.

Please join us for the exhibition’s concluding event on Thursday 28 February at 5:00pm

Artist’s talks Saturday 23 February 2:30pm and Wednesday 27 February 11:00am

Spectrum project space
Building 3 Room 3.191
Edith Cowan University
Mount Lawley Campus WA 6050
Tuesday to Friday 10:00am to 6:00pm
Saturday 12:00pm to 5:00 pm

sleepwalking and night vision works in Testing Ground at Salamanca Art Centre, Hobart

perdita — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 04:33:10 +0000

The video sleepwalking and night visions photographic prints will be in the exhibition Testing Ground curated by Julie Gough at Salamanca Arts Centre, Hobart. Details on the show to be posted soon at http://www.salarts.org.au/