doing so that (tie a knot in it, the world is a handkerchief, a pile of promises)
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| doing so that (tie a knot in it, the world is a handkerchief, a pile of promises) | 2013 | Handkerchief exchange | nonhuman |
| Artwork, image and photography © Perdita Phillips | eclogues | ||
| Handkerchiefs 28 x 28 cm | Edition of 250 handkerchiefs. Individual handkerchiefs by exchange contract | $1100 installation | |
| 250 handkerchiefs, paper, pens | |||
| Project: .–. / .- / .- penguin anticipatory archive | 2013–2013 | Manly and Kings Cross, Australia | |
| Exhibition: Novel Ecologies | 2013 | The Cross Art Projects, Kings Cross | |
| Exhibition: Horizon: Exploring the West Coast with The Clipperton Project | 2014–2015 | Fremantle Arts Centre, Fremantle | |
This artwork was generated as part of the .–. / .- / .- artist in residence with The Cross Art Projects 29 August to 9 September 2013 for the Novel Ecologies exhibition curated by Jasmin Stephens. The project was based around the Little Penguin colony at Manly, Sydney. In the exhibition each handkerchief had a label with the words: .– …. .- – / -.. — . … / .- / .–. . -. –. ..- .. -. / .– .- -. – (What does a penguin want). Handkerchiefs could be taking by the audience, but in order to accept a handkerchief participants were asked to make an assurance…
In exchange for a handkerchief I will:
- ask “what does a penguin want?” and do something practical about it
- volunteer 3 days a year for a hands-on outdoor environmental project
- swap permanently from using tissues to using handkerchiefs
- other:
Further details of the P A A project
With thanks to: Jasmin Stephens, Jo Holder, Phillip Boulten, Thom van Dooren, John MacRitchie, John Stockfeld, Belinda Cannell, Lincoln Johnson, Jim Boyce, Director Judy Reizes and the staff at the Manly Environment Centre.