“You and I, we’ve got the same blood running through us” said my uncle as he greeted me one afternoon in Christchurch. I was struck by how odd this statement felt – such a physical, visceral description of an intangible relationship. Are we meant to feel something because we have the same blood?
An exhibition of collected objects, sculpture and video, it looks at the notion of family and a search for meaning.
Bridie Gillman’s practice is focused on the nature and process of negotiating cross-cultural experiences. By drawing on her time spent in Indonesia as a child and her extensive travel as an adult, Gillman’s interdisciplinary practice articulates experiences of existing between places and cultures. Gillman is an emerging artist based in Brisbane who completed her Bachelor of Fine Art with Honours at the Queensland College of Art in 2013. Since graduating she has conducted residencies and exhibited in Indonesia and Malaysia, as well as domestically.
Cut Thumb ARI Address: 55 Whynot St West End.
(one night only)
