Adriane Strampp: Transient Journals & Dai Li: The Familiar Strangers

Please join us at the gallery on Saturday October 5 for the opening of two exhibitions— “Transient Journals” by Adriane Strampp and “The Familiar Strangers” by Dai Li.

Melbourne-based artist Adriane Strampp continues her investigation of memory, connection and deterioration in her new exhibition, “Transient Journals.” Painting landscapes, Strampp’s works present random moments and quiet views of the ordinary observed. In these new works we see a more intimate view of the artist’s world, of places once familiar reworked through multiple layers, passages edited or dissolved, wiping away portions of the image as if leaving only that portion recalled.

Documenting transient moments and that which is impermanent is for Strampp a key to continuity, a personal archive of the small moments that secures the past.

Working with old Polaroids and photographs as a starting point, Strampp edits and layers multiple images, drawing connections to piece together a personal history of a past remembered. Much like the perishable nature of photographs, memories can shift or fade, and over time information is lost and gaps are left.

Born in Sichauan, China, Queensland-based ceramicist Dai Li creates quirky depictions of relatable female characters. Built by hand, each sculpture has an inviting personality which is both sweet and humorous.

Dai Li attended the prestigious Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute in China before moving to Australia. Currently, her work is in private collections across Australia, Hong Kong, United Kingdom and Shanghai, as well as the Ipswich Art Gallery and QUT Art Museum.
For further information on the exhibitions or the artists, please contact the gallery.