Folio: Semester 1 - Folio as exhibition proposal

After a conversation with Kristian about the nature of a folio I decided to approach my folio as an exhibition proposal.

So, my first step was to download the ‘CCP Exhibition Proposals Guidelines’. This provided me with information about:
- the gallery spaces and specifications
- installation
- insurance and
- equipment.

I decided my proposal would be for Gallery 4.
The detail of my initial planning is in the blog post: Folio: thinking about folio as exhibition.

Support material

The support materials included below include:
- a description of the concept
- a list of works including title, year, media and dimensions
- a description of the proposed exhibition space
- details about the visual research and experimentation.

Concept: Edge

I started thinking about edge in 2004 as I looked at Sean Scully’s abstract compositions in the ‘Body of Light’ exhibition at the NGA in Canberra. Physically, the blocks of colour had a certain depth and the edges were complex, not sharp. And it was more than a physical presence, they also affected me in a puzzling way. What was it that had drawn me to these blocks of colour and the transitions from one block of colour to another? The lasting memory of this experience has led me to my own exploration of edge-ness and the use of abstract/constructivist elements including line, colour, layer, transparency, chance, form, structure and materiality. This is the beginning!

List of works

Wall 1: Blue Group

Blue edge 1 (2018) Ink-jet on premium semi-gloss, 19 cm x 19 cm

Blue edge 2 (2018) Ink-jet on premium semi-gloss, 20.3 cm x 15.2 cm
Blue edge 3 (2018) Ink-jet on premium semi-gloss, 19 cm x 19 cm
Blue edge 4 (2018) Ink-jet on premium semi-gloss, 19 cm x 19 cm

Wall 2: Concertina in four connected parts

New edge 1 (2018) Ink-jet on premium semi-gloss with mixed media, 27cm x 18cm

New edge 2 (2018) Ink-jet on premium semi-gloss with mixed media, 27cm x 18cm
New edge 3 (2018) Ink-jet on premium semi-gloss with mixed media, 27cm x 18cm
New edge 4 (2018) Ink-jet on premium semi-gloss with mixed media, 27cm x 18cm

Wall 3: Group of 5 layered constructions

Transparent edge 1 (2018) Inkjet on acetate with mixed media, 27cm x 18cm

Transparent edge 2 (2018) Inkjet on acetate with mixed media, 27cm x 18cm
Transparent edge 3 (2018) Inkjet on acetate with mixed media, 18cm x 27cm
Transparent edge 4 (2018) Inkjet on acetate with mixed media, 27cm x 18cm
Transparent edge 5 (2018) Inkjet on acetate with mixed media, 27cm x 18cm

Wall 4: Dark group

Line 1 (2018) Ink-jet on premium semi-gloss, 380cm x 25cm

Line 2 (2018) Ink-jet on premium semi-gloss, 380cm x 25cm
Line 3 (2018) Ink-jet on premium semi-gloss, 380cm x 25cm
Line 4 (2018) Ink-jet on premium semi-gloss 380cm x 25cm

Description of installation in gallery space

The works listed above will be exhibited on four walls as described below.



Wall 1: Four photographs in frames sitting on wall-mounted shelf



Wall 2: Four-part pop-out concertina on wall-mounted shelf



Wall 3: Five-layered constructions on wall-mounted shelf with back lighting



Wall 4: Four photographs pinned to the wall

Visual research, process and experimentation

In addition to the detail above, I have submitted a folder containing records of all the research and experiments I have conducted during semester 1. It is organised in reverse chronological order (roughly) with the most recent experimentation at the beginning of the folder and the earliest work coming last.

In addition, this digital diary/blog (https://annecdavies.blogspot.com) has a comprehensive record of the research and experimentation I have undertaken during Semester 1.

Note

The CCP has just put out a call for proposals for 2019.
https://ccp.org.au/about/news/call-for-proposals
I wonder whether I am ready to take this leap or what I need to do to ready myself!

Acknowledgements

The preparation of this folio is really a group endeavour!
Without the support, challenges and encouragement of a large number of people this would never have happened. Warmest thanks to:
- my lecturers, Kristian, Daniel, Hoda and Brie
- my mentor, Melinda Gibson
- visiting artists including Bryan Schutmaat, Kazuma Obara and Hajime Kimura.
- my brother, Ross.

Ross worked with me to produce the shelves, the wooden frames and the perspex frames!