Sensorial Loop

"Hemispheres" by Michele Elliot, is part of the RMIT Gallery 'Sensorial Loop' exhibition. This piece caught my attention, because of the movement and therefore the constant change to the work. It is an instalation, that consists of two large circles (made of thick card) on the wall about 2 metres apart, with the right-hand one slightly below the left one, hand-made wooden pins (in the circles), and dark red cotton strung between the circles, held by the pins. The intriguing part of this composition is the every changing position of the cotton string, as there was a breeze blowing onto it. This movement created interest that made this piece stand out from the others in the room.

"Twenty Four Evocation of the Wet/Dry" by Cresside Collette, also part of 'Sensorial Loop' at RMIT Gallery, is a composition of 24 small tapestries (approx. 20x13cm). The tapestries show the transformation of the landscape from Collette's home country of Sri Lanka, to her current home Australia. 12 of the tapestries are a more literal interpretation of the landscape, in terms of the colour and contour of the tapestries. The other 12 are 'pairs' or 'shadows' which shift into a more abstract style, which symbolise "the blurring of edges of memory into a pure colour sensation." This change of landscape is evident in the change of colour, from cool, lush blues and greens, with hints of yellow and ochre, to harsher warm tones of red and orange, with hints of blue. I found it really interesting how something as simple as a landscape can portray such feeling and emotion throught the use of colour and the sharpness of the shapes.