LAND BACK NOW
2024
3.8.–14.9.2024
Crepusculum
With Petri Saarikko
Curated by Cura8
Gallery Project8
Melbourne, AU
Land, Back, Now ( .-. . .- -. -. . / -. . . .- -.-. -.- / -. --- .-- )
Dots – Goldleaf (ethically sourced in Tankavaara, Lapland by Kultaus
Snellman) over staples on wood & dashes - burnt plywood ‘Land’: 17 × 435 cm, ‘Back’: 17 × 540 cm, ‘Now’: 17 × 391 cm Each dot ø 17 cm, each dash 15 × 43 cm
SOS ( . . . --- . . . )
Goldleaf (ethically sourced in Tankavaara, Lapland by Kultaus Snellman) over staples on wood
The Firsts – James Baldwin (1924–1987)
Graphite rubbing on Indian paper, taken in Leukerbad, Switzerland
Land, Back, Now
Pastel rubbings on Indian paper 60 × 51 cm
5 unique rubbings
Take away poster with essay by Daniel Browning. Download here
[...] In the process of confronting power and repairing damage, Huber creates artworks that are profound and hauntingly beautiful. The process of ‘softening’ metal—at least to the human eye—so that it has the luxurious swirl and weft of a carpet, or the fur of a loved pet, can only be described as alchemy. With the skill and manual dexterity acquired through decades of experience, Huber has managed the optical trick with her latest series of works for Crepusculum, a joint exhibition with Saarikko. The illusion masks the brutal method she employs in the studio, not to mention the non- aesthetic, even non-art, characteristics of her medium and principal tool. [...]
Photographs byb Lucy Foster
Land, Back, Now
Pastel rubbings on Indian paper 60 × 51 cm
5 unique rubbings
Take away poster with essay by Daniel Browning. Download here
[...] In the process of confronting power and repairing damage, Huber creates artworks that are profound and hauntingly beautiful. The process of ‘softening’ metal—at least to the human eye—so that it has the luxurious swirl and weft of a carpet, or the fur of a loved pet, can only be described as alchemy. With the skill and manual dexterity acquired through decades of experience, Huber has managed the optical trick with her latest series of works for Crepusculum, a joint exhibition with Saarikko. The illusion masks the brutal method she employs in the studio, not to mention the non- aesthetic, even non-art, characteristics of her medium and principal tool. [...]
Photographs byb Lucy Foster
