11 February - 17 April 2022
Tweed Regional Gallery & Margaret Olley Art Centre
A History of Forgetting continues Alex Seton’s interrogation of the unreliability of memory, both personal and collective. For the artist, growing up in Australia is to be aware of the blank pages in our history books. Centred on the idiosyncratic memories of his own childhood growing up in rural NSW, the show is a deeply personal elegy to the place of his upbringing that grapples with the passing of time and the importance of bringing our stories to the fore.
Incorporating photography, video work and new marble carvings alongside an original musical work, the solo exhibition captures Seton’s deep love of his childhood landscape and presents poignant and often humorous reflections on the fallibility of memory.
A History of Forgetting, 2022
Installation view
Photo: Jaka Adamic
A History of Forgetting, 2022
Installation view
Photo: Jaka Adamic
A History of Forgetting, 2022
Installation view
Photo: Jaka Adamic
A History of Forgetting, 2022
Installation view
Photo: Jaka Adamic
A History of Forgetting, 2022
Installation view
Photo: Jaka Adamic
A History of Forgetting, 2022
Installation view
Photo: Jaka Adamic
A History of Forgetting, 2022
Installation view
Photo: Jaka Adamic
A History of Forgetting, 2022
Installation view
Photo: Jaka Adamic
Left Turn at Albuquerque, 2017
Stop-motion video
4.00 minutes
Photo: Jaka Adamic
A History of Forgetting, 2022
Installation view
Photo: Jaka Adamic
A History of Forgetting, 2022
Installation view
Photo: Jaka Adamic
A History of Forgetting, 2022
Installation view
Photo: Jaka Adamic
History is Buried In My Backyard, 2020
Wombeyan marble
180 x 250cm (8 panels at 85x 55cm each)
Photo: Jaka Adamic