By George! Hidden Networks
"through metaphor to reconcile
the people and the stones.
Compose. (No ideas
but in things) Invent!
Saxifrage is my flower that splits
the rocks."
Excerpt from 'a sort of a song' by William Carlos Williams.
'I Dwell in the City' explores the interactions between us and the places that we live and work in. The work echoes the lingering traces of all the people that have been and passed through this place, that over time have transformed the very nature of these buildings. The question raised then, is what kind of effect is the city having on who we are, and who we are becoming, and ultimately how it feels to be human in this world that we've built? It is perhaps in these strange traces of tenderness then that offers hope, as they slowly but steadily take root and crumble away at the hard nature of the city.
The City of Sydney and the project team gratefully acknowledge the support of the following companies:
Kim Bridgland
Architect
Adrian Hill
Landscape Architect
Aline Joyce
Artist
Theresa Schubert
Sound Artist
Kim Bridgland is a graduate architect and artist. His work is variously based around the dirty relationships between memory, identity and environment.
Aline Joyce is an artist whose practice is based around painting, sculpture and film make-up special effects. Her work explores methods of describing the human condition. www.alinejoyce.com.au
Theresa Schubert is a Berlin based sound artist. Her artistic practice combines sound, site and sculpture with conceptual or site-specific installations. Thematically she works on the topic of order and chaos - using random elements as a method plays an important role in the process of creation. www.theresaschubert.org
Adrian Hill is a landscape architect with a particular interest in the complexity and dynamic of city spaces.
