Morphed by Emma Davies

19 June – 25 July

Gallery 2

Emma Davies presents a new body of figurative work inspired by the 2007 South Project Gathering.

Using her signature materials, polypropylene netting and packaging, renowned artist and designer Emma Davies presents a new body of work inspired by her recent visit to Johannesburg.

In October 2007 Davies participated in the South Project’s Johannesburg Gathering, a cross-cultural event designed to facilitate exchange between artists from Australia and South Africa. Davies’ time in South Africa left an indelible impression: the visual intoxication of busy streets, road-side performances, and the bustling Johannesburg market form the basis of the work in Morphed.

Davies’ foray into figuration presents a new world where the natural and unnatural fuse, and the mysterious and the bizarre become common.

Morphed is part of 2009 State of Design Festival’s public and cultural program, Design for Everyone.

Opening Thursday 18 June, 6-8pm. Artist talk 5:30pm.

**Emma will be interviewed on the ABC Sunday Arts at 2pm on 21 June 2009

Click here to read a review of Morphed by Marcus Bunyan of Art Blart.

18 June 2009 6:00 PM