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Objects in Conversation

Title:

New Works: New Faces: 15

Location:

Earlywork Gallery, South Fremantle

2019

Stephanie De Biasi, 2019, Objects in Conversation (Installation view), Mixed Media, 5 x 12.5 x 60cm, Photograph: Courtesy of the Artist
Stephanie De Biasi, 2019, Objects in Conversation (Installation view), Mixed Media, 5 x 12.5 x 60cm, Photograph: Courtesy of the Artist

Objects in Conversation is an installation consisting of disposable readymade materials and handmade artworks. This work mimics the characteristics of mass-produced objects through the process of mould-making, painting and assemblage. The objects are placed on shelves made of found wood, deliberately positioned at eye level to evoke human desire – an advertising technique used to create the impulse to buy. By emphasising the disconnection between natural systems and the general economy, Objects in Conversation encourages a reconsideration of the ordinary.

Stephanie De Biasi, Objects in Conversation: Turf Wars, 2019, Readymade objects, Buff-Stone, acrylic on wood, 15 x 9 x 75cm, Photograph: Courtesy of the Artist
Stephanie De Biasi, Objects in Conversation: Allen Key , 2019, Readymade objects, Buff-Stone, acrylic on wood, 15 x 9 57cm, Photograph: Courtesy of the Artist
Stephanie De Biasi, Objects in Conversation: Lumberjack, 2019, Readymade objects, Buff-Stone, acrylic on wood, 7 x 8 x 71.5 cm, Photograph: Courtesy of the Artist