Brian Sanstrom: When Gravity Eludes Me

Share on facebook
Share on twitter
Share on pinterest

Deadline:

Brisbane Powerhouse

Doctor of Visual Arts candidate, Brian Sanstrom, uses his poignant work to investigate the merging of institution with individual, confronting mortality in pragmatic terms from within an efficient, organised system.

Much has been written about the human condition. From birth to death we all, in a multitude of ways, struggle to assert our independence, our sense of self and to understand our place in the world. When life is coming to an end, either through the natural ageing processes or more particularly when illness besets us, we may choose to contemplate and reflect on our life, and consider its’ significance. Faced with our own mortality, reasoning can often give way to acceptance and finally peace.

It is this zone, somewhere between acknowledging death’s inevitability, remembering and honouring those who have passed, where Brian Sanstrom’s visual arts practice sits. The inanimate objects that inhabit this artist’s practice stand as testament to the physical care of a patient, their bodily communion with medicine and finally their absence from the world as we know it.

You’re invited to enjoy the Opening Night Celebrations on Tuesday 21 July at 6pm.

This event is proudly supported by the Queensland College of Art, Griffith University.

Info not available

Related Posts

The Making Of: Ellie Buttrose

The Making Of: Ellie Buttrose

20250403
Pamela Wardell: Still

Pamela Wardell: Still

20250331
20250406
A.J. Taylor: On Surface

A.J. Taylor: On Surface

20250408
20250510
Topographia: harmonies of place

Topographia: harmonies of place

20250411
20250510
Riley P: New Paintings

Riley P: New Paintings

20250321
20250408
Ingrid Burkett: Feathers and Fingerprints

Ingrid Burkett: Feathers and Fingerprints

20250327
20250405
James Drinkwater: Kick hard off the ocean floor

James Drinkwater: Kick hard off the ocean floor

20250319
20250408
Precious

Precious

20250320
20260901