AUDREY FERNANDES-SATAR & ARIF SATAR, GROUND, 2020
Location: Lot 5 Medic Street (Flooring Xtra side wall)
Ground is a panoptic drawing of the hills draped with patterns inspired by banksia seed pods, calling attention to the fragility of Collie’s ancient landscape where the river flows gently. Here, the richness of black coal emerges to balance the built environment, reminding us of the preciousness of the land and our interaction with it.
Conceptually, Ground is an act of drawing where moments in history are touched upon in gestures of ideation, such as historical buildings, housing for immigrants layered with threads of embroidery that made this place home. But most importantly, it is the soft hills of Collie that take centre stage, laboriously covered in patterns to remind us to look at the ground we walk on.
About the artists:
Dr Audrey Fernandes Satar is an academic, researcher and visual artist who lives and works in Perth, Western Australia. Her body of work involves the investigation of the politics of identity, exploring drawing and stop-motion animation. Audrey has exhibited nationally and internationally.
Mr Mahomad Arif Satar holds degrees in Environmental Science, Education and in Fine Arts. His background is layered with experiences of migrancy and border-crossing. His art practice combines a multiplicity of media to form a body of work that encompasses sculpture, the moving image and sound. Audrey and Arif's collaborative art practice is centred strongly within an ongoing studio enquiry into the Australian culture and social space.
Images: Taj Kempe
Video: Studio Orange
THE COLLIE MURAL TRAIL
