AIDA AZIN, ALYCIA BENNETT, ELLESE MCLINDIN, EMMALINE ZANELLI, KATHRYN EVANS, KARLIEN VAN ROOYEN AND OLIVIA DE ZILVA (SA) - EIGHT FINGERS CROSSED

FRONT Gallery: 5th - 21st September 2019

Eight Fingers Crossed is a gathering of works made collectively by Aida Azin, Alycia Bennett, Ellese McLindin, Emmaline Zanelli, Kathryn Evans, Karlien van Rooyen and Olivia De Zilva. No work is made by one artist alone. A range of mediums and hands have been layered in works that are a direct response to the social space of group studio time. A thick flower garden, painted and etched stoneware vessels, houses, a roast turkey and iced birthday cake, a rainbow rocking chair. Although no longer existing in the active and social environments where the group experimented together in a room, the techniques and subjects within the artworks stem from notions of support and celebration. We used this project to investigate the role of cultivating sensitivity and responsiveness to other artists’ ideas, needs and methods throughout the making process in building strong, empathetic networks and feedback loops amongst emerging artists.

This project is assisted by the Government of South Australia through Carclew.