Dreamtime - Art Exhibition

2009 - Exhibition at Manly Village Church

• Work was developed in 2009 as part of BTh course
• An exploration of having the invisible speak through the visible; Creator through creation; similarities between Hebrew law and aboriginal law (both respect community and land); reconciliation through the arts and land (bringing together aboriginal and western styles) and daring to dream; spiritual landscape revealed through physical landscape; perceptions of heaven - dreamtime Vs visions of Isaiah, Ezekiel and the book of Revelations.
• Six artworks are loosely based on the creation account.
• Tea bag concept - wings: exploring the transition from the physical to the spiritual - tied to the Spirit in the beginning (Spirit hovered over waters) and as Architect, (Prov 8), Ancient of Days and Great South Land of the Holy Spirit. Allusions to wings of angels or eagles (Ex 19 & Is 40). And tea combination on wings is to represent rest, sabbath (restoration) and peace of God; tied to verses about finding shelter in His wings and being in the shadow of His wings. They are also tied to corroboree (meeting place) representing the age of the Holy Spirit and Church.
• Sunday church service was held in the art space - encouranging people to value corroboree - and marvel at the Creator through creation.

 

The Dreamtime Exhibition held at Manly Village Church - Sunday Service

Opening Night for the Dreamtime Exhibition held at Manly Village Church

 

 

People at the exhibition. Note the backlit work in the entryway on the right.

The exhibition during the day. (Photos do not exatly capture the mood, clolour and lighting.)

 

Birthing of the Sun and Bungle Bungles
Acrylic and backlighting, on drumskin

 

Birthing of the Sun and Bungle Bungles
Acrylic and backlighting, on drumskin