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Objects in Conversation

Title:

HATCHED National Graduate Show

Location:

Perth Institute of Contemporary Art (PICA)

2019

Stephanie De Biasi, Objects in Conversation (Installation View), 2018. Hatched: The National Graduate Show 2019, Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA). Photograph: Bo Wong
Stephanie De Biasi, Objects in Conversation (Installation View), 2018. Hatched: The National Graduate Show 2019, Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA). Photograph: Bo Wong

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: Takeaway Voltage, 2018. Hatched: The National Graduate Show 2019, Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA). Photograph: Bo Wong
Stephanie De Biasi, Objects in Conversation: Red of Spades, 2018. Hatched: The National Graduate Show 2019, Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA). Photograph: Bo Wong
Stephanie De Biasi, Objects in Conversation: Full Tank, 2018. Hatched: The National Graduate Show 2019, Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA). Photograph: Bo Wong
Stephanie De Biasi, Objects in Conversation (Installation detail), 2018. Hatched: The National Graduate Show 2019, Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA). Photograph: Bo Wong