"to utter aloud or render in speech" was presented as part of Relics of Survival curated by Zoë Bastin and Kari Lee McInneny-McRae at Bus Projects, Collingwood, from August 7 - 31, 2019.
The work consisted of a recording of the artist reciting a poetic essay titled The Marking., played through speakers from a custom made timber shelf, engraved with the phrase, "to utter aloud or render in speech".
The work consisted of a recording of the artist reciting a poetic essay titled The Marking., played through speakers from a custom made timber shelf, engraved with the phrase, "to utter aloud or render in speech".
Excerpt from Anador Walsh's review of the exhibition for Memo Review:
"Central to the significance of these relics are the processes by which they came into being. These are the remains of gestures made and actions taken in order to work through and overcome grief. Josephine Mead's "to utter aloud or render in speech", presents us with a box made of Victorian asn and Tasmanian Oak, with the work's title engraved on its top. This box houses 11.54 minutes of Mead's internal processing, and an attached set of headphones allows us to interlope. She speaks of embodied experience, the way the body holds ancestral trauma, and of the capacity for transformation. Mead acknowledges her pain, considers it deeply and then works to rebuild."
"Central to the significance of these relics are the processes by which they came into being. These are the remains of gestures made and actions taken in order to work through and overcome grief. Josephine Mead's "to utter aloud or render in speech", presents us with a box made of Victorian asn and Tasmanian Oak, with the work's title engraved on its top. This box houses 11.54 minutes of Mead's internal processing, and an attached set of headphones allows us to interlope. She speaks of embodied experience, the way the body holds ancestral trauma, and of the capacity for transformation. Mead acknowledges her pain, considers it deeply and then works to rebuild."
Installation view: Relics of Survival, curated by Kari Lee McInneny-McRae and Zoë Bastin at Bus Projects, Collingwood. August 7 - 31, 2019. Image courtesy of Christo Crocker.
Installation view: "to utter aloud or render in speech", 2019, Josephine Mead, victorian ash, tasmanian oak and audio recording (00.11.54)., installed as part of Relics of Survival at Bus Projects, Collingwood. Image courtesy of Lucy Foster.
Installation view: "to utter aloud or render in speech", 2019, Josephine Mead, victorian ash, tasmanian oak and audio recording (00.11.54)., installed as part of Relics of Survival at Bus Projects, Collingwood. Image courtesy of Lucy Foster.
Installation view: "to utter aloud or render in speech", 2019, Josephine Mead, victorian ash, tasmanian oak and audio recording (00.11.54)., installed as part of Relics of Survival at Bus Projects, Collingwood. Image courtesy of Lucy Foster.