Goulburn Regional Art Gallery
7 February — 4 April, 2020
Alex Seton’s sculptural practice resonates a profound dedication to the physical and conceptual agency of marble – his works exhibited internationally and throughout Australia. An exhibition of new work ‘The Great Escape’ uses the landscape and the material of the Wombeyan Caves and quarry as its central tenet. In a part comic-tragic tribute to the home of the material that sparked a lifetime’s fascination with marble carving and sculpture, Seton lays out recreations of places and moments from his obscure childhood memories.
With an inquisitive and critical approach to his medium, its history and tradition at large, this show marks the first major solo showing of Seton’s work in Goulburn, close to his childhood home of Taralga.
‘Anything Will Bounce If You Throw It Hard Enough’ (2020). Wombeyan Marble, Marulan Onyx, 45 x 176 x 132cm and 45 x 96 x 76cm. ‘The Track’ (2020). Calcium Oxide (Quicklime) tiles, stainless steel, 10 x 720 x 120cm. Photo: Mark Pokorny.
‘Anything Will Bounce If You Throw It Hard Enough’ (2020). Wombeyan Marble, Marulan Onyx, 45 x 176 x 132cm and 45 x 96 x 76cm. Photo: Mark Pokorny.
‘The Track’ (2020). Calcium Oxide (Quicklime) tiles, stainless steel 10 x 720 x 120cm. Photo: Mark Pokorny.
‘The Track’ (2020). Calcium Oxide (Quicklime) tiles, stainless steel 10 x 720 x 120cm. Photo: Silversalt Photography.
‘The Track’ (2020). Calcium Oxide (Quicklime) tiles, stainless steel 10 x 720 x 120cm. Photo: Silversalt Photography.
‘The Track’ (2020). Calcium Oxide (Quicklime) tiles, stainless steel 10 x 720 x 120cm. Photo: Mark Pokorny.
‘The Track’ (2020). Calcium Oxide (Quicklime) tiles, stainless steel 10 x 720 x 120cm. Photo: Mark Pokorny.
‘The Tunnel’ (2007-2020). 14 iPads, iPhones, iPod touches and iPad minis looped videos, dimensions variable. Photo: Mark Pokorny.
‘The Tunnel’ (2007-2020). 14 iPads, iPhones, iPod touches and iPad minis looped videos, dimensions variable. Photo: Silversalt Photography.
‘The Tunnel’ (2007-2020). 14 iPads, iPhones, iPod touches and iPad minis looped videos, dimensions variable. Photo: Mark Pokorny.
‘The Tunnel’ (2007-2020). 14 iPads, iPhones, iPod touches and iPad minis looped videos, dimensions variable. Photo: Mark Pokorny.