Drawn by stones
Thank you for inviting me joined your project: Drawn by stones. (Curator: Bridie Moran 4a.com.au/creatives/bridie-moran ) I really appreciate it.
4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art ,Australia. (4a.com.au)
31 July 2021 - 6 November 2022
'' Drawn by stones is a touring exhibition that brings together artists who utilise the ceramic medium to interrogate contested histories, stolen land, Indigenous sovereignty, and national identity. Exhibiting artists from Australia, Hong Kong and Taiwan investigate ‘nationhood’ and ownership through ceramics and demonstrate how the ceramic form can both memorialise and tell alternative histories.
Taking its title from Marvin Bell’s 1984 poem Drawn by Stones, by Earth, by Things That Have Been in the Fire, this exhibition recognises that the foundations of ceramic practice lie in the earth – and through the work of exhibiting artists, aims to expand the relevance of ceramic histories, dialogues and interrogations of land, place, sovereignty and ownership across Asia and Australia.
Originally iterated as a small exhibition project for 4A Centre’s Haymarket gallery, Drawn by stones has captured a strong interest nationally, and is now a major touring project, which premiered in 2021 at Counihan Gallery in Brunswick on Wurundjeri land. From 2022, the exhibition expands to tour nationally with works from Dean Cross, Ray Chan, and Wen-Hsi Harman(4a.com.au/creatives/wen-hsi-harman), newly- commissioned pieces by Penny Evans, Ruth Ju-shih Li and Jody Rallah, as well as a community-engaged array of public programs.
Drawn by stones is curated by Bridie Moran with Assistant Curators Jody Rallah and Annette An-Jen Liu.''
4a.com.au/exhibitions/drawn-by-stones?fbclid=IwY2xjawFXeKdleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHVo5tlCeAgQ3pjk3oWArrvAaaVesS2nEtbKxp37Z434Ftb5GxB1FZhHS2A_aem_KJADIOygmdD6R9fAdeU6dg
WEDNESDAY 1 SEPTEMBER 2021 | 6.30 – 8.00 PM ONLINE
UNSW Art & Design and 4A present: Clay Foundations: Can ceramics explore a national identity?
Panel discussion with Dr Wen-Hsi Harman, Ruth Ju-Shih Li, Jody Rallah, Bridie Moran, Professor Yu-Chieh Li, moderated by Professor Paul Gladston (UNSW) 4a.com.au/events/unsw-art-design-and-4a-present-clay-foundations-can-ceramics-explore-a-national-i
Gallery Lane Cove + Creative Studios
6 April - 14 May 2022
Watch This Space
Australian Ceramics Triennale
22 July - 28 July 2022Wollongong Art Gallery
27 August - 6 November 2022
31 July – 12 September 2021
Counihan Gallery In Brunswick
233 Sydney Road, Brunswick, Melbourne VIC
photo: Christian Capurro for Drawn by stones, presented by 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art at Counihan Gallery, Brunswick, 2021
I used original first hand collected documentary and objects. The Amis tribe is the only remaining group to still produce pottery in tune with their cultural history. My research activity has been focused on this tribe and I have produced a film showing their process.
It is a ten minute film that you can view here: Vimeo vimeo.com/79514968
Method:
My method is to combine the theory and practice of oral history interviewing through process of interview narrative concerns of documentary. I have used the oral history method as a process by which to gather first hand data from the rural Amis tribe in Taiwan. In addition I will use digital moving images to show evidence and bring opportunities to the women. For they have a voice and this deserves to be heard in order to understand the learning process and aid their ability to continue into future generations.
Objects:
The Amis tribe pottery is intrinsic to this exhibition as these objects are the originals and have come directly from the tribe. The objects were fired to a temperature of about 860 degrees. The surface colour is the result of the firing process. They used their dry rice plant shells, collected the wood sticks from the seaside over previous as well as hay. All of these elements are very important resource of the firing process. They didn’t waste or use any electric power to fire the pieces.
You are welcome to view more information in here www.wenhsichenceramics.com/a-disappearing-culture-ndash-the-amis-earthenware-tradition-in-taiwan.html
4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art ,Australia. (4a.com.au)
31 July 2021 - 6 November 2022
'' Drawn by stones is a touring exhibition that brings together artists who utilise the ceramic medium to interrogate contested histories, stolen land, Indigenous sovereignty, and national identity. Exhibiting artists from Australia, Hong Kong and Taiwan investigate ‘nationhood’ and ownership through ceramics and demonstrate how the ceramic form can both memorialise and tell alternative histories.
Taking its title from Marvin Bell’s 1984 poem Drawn by Stones, by Earth, by Things That Have Been in the Fire, this exhibition recognises that the foundations of ceramic practice lie in the earth – and through the work of exhibiting artists, aims to expand the relevance of ceramic histories, dialogues and interrogations of land, place, sovereignty and ownership across Asia and Australia.
Originally iterated as a small exhibition project for 4A Centre’s Haymarket gallery, Drawn by stones has captured a strong interest nationally, and is now a major touring project, which premiered in 2021 at Counihan Gallery in Brunswick on Wurundjeri land. From 2022, the exhibition expands to tour nationally with works from Dean Cross, Ray Chan, and Wen-Hsi Harman(4a.com.au/creatives/wen-hsi-harman), newly- commissioned pieces by Penny Evans, Ruth Ju-shih Li and Jody Rallah, as well as a community-engaged array of public programs.
Drawn by stones is curated by Bridie Moran with Assistant Curators Jody Rallah and Annette An-Jen Liu.''
4a.com.au/exhibitions/drawn-by-stones?fbclid=IwY2xjawFXeKdleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHVo5tlCeAgQ3pjk3oWArrvAaaVesS2nEtbKxp37Z434Ftb5GxB1FZhHS2A_aem_KJADIOygmdD6R9fAdeU6dg
WEDNESDAY 1 SEPTEMBER 2021 | 6.30 – 8.00 PM ONLINE
UNSW Art & Design and 4A present: Clay Foundations: Can ceramics explore a national identity?
Panel discussion with Dr Wen-Hsi Harman, Ruth Ju-Shih Li, Jody Rallah, Bridie Moran, Professor Yu-Chieh Li, moderated by Professor Paul Gladston (UNSW) 4a.com.au/events/unsw-art-design-and-4a-present-clay-foundations-can-ceramics-explore-a-national-i
Gallery Lane Cove + Creative Studios
6 April - 14 May 2022
Watch This Space
Australian Ceramics Triennale
22 July - 28 July 2022Wollongong Art Gallery
27 August - 6 November 2022
31 July – 12 September 2021
Counihan Gallery In Brunswick
233 Sydney Road, Brunswick, Melbourne VIC
photo: Christian Capurro for Drawn by stones, presented by 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art at Counihan Gallery, Brunswick, 2021
I used original first hand collected documentary and objects. The Amis tribe is the only remaining group to still produce pottery in tune with their cultural history. My research activity has been focused on this tribe and I have produced a film showing their process.
It is a ten minute film that you can view here: Vimeo vimeo.com/79514968
Method:
My method is to combine the theory and practice of oral history interviewing through process of interview narrative concerns of documentary. I have used the oral history method as a process by which to gather first hand data from the rural Amis tribe in Taiwan. In addition I will use digital moving images to show evidence and bring opportunities to the women. For they have a voice and this deserves to be heard in order to understand the learning process and aid their ability to continue into future generations.
Objects:
The Amis tribe pottery is intrinsic to this exhibition as these objects are the originals and have come directly from the tribe. The objects were fired to a temperature of about 860 degrees. The surface colour is the result of the firing process. They used their dry rice plant shells, collected the wood sticks from the seaside over previous as well as hay. All of these elements are very important resource of the firing process. They didn’t waste or use any electric power to fire the pieces.
You are welcome to view more information in here www.wenhsichenceramics.com/a-disappearing-culture-ndash-the-amis-earthenware-tradition-in-taiwan.html
