arts Art Exhibi'on ‘Time Stretches My Limits’ by Natasha Dusenjko runs Saturday 30 October to Saturday 13 November 2021 at Vol 16 Mechanics September 15th 2017 the Ins'tute, Moruya, NSW 28 April December 7th, 2017 Vol 48 27th 2018 Australia. Time Stretches My Limits is an exhibi9on of new work by Dalmeny based ar9st Natasha Dusenjko. Incorpora9ng large-scale video projec9on and photography, it is a sonic and visual self-portrait exploring 9me in the context of self-isola9on. Created amidst intermiNent COVID lockdowns, the work was made inside the ar9st’s studio; a heritage listed former church in Dalmeny and is a psychological and visceral experience. Dusenjko’s past work featured landscape rather than portraiture, exploring themes of iden9ty, geography and displacement. In 2018 Dusenjko relocated to Dalmeny, since then her work has focused more on experimental sound and photography, culmina9ng in this exhibi9on. For Time Stretches My Limits Natasha turns the camera on herself, allowing playful improvisa9on to lead the way, while conceptually engaging a mirror and features of the former church. Natasha says: “I’ve been lucky to be granted access to the church in Dalmeny to use as a studio, friends of mine were generous enough to let me use it before they begin renova$ons. It became clear to me early on, that the work I made here would somehow document the passage of $me in this liminal space; no longer a place of formal worship, the building itself is in the slow and crea$ve process of becoming something else.” Born in Melbourne Natasha Dusenjko has exhibited in solo and group exhibi9ons around Australia, she has received an Australia Council New Work grant and the 2015 Centre for Contemporary Photography Salon prize for best use of photomedia. Her work is included in the Na9onal Gallery of Australia collec9on and in private collec9ons of art curators, museum directors and established contemporary Australian ar9sts. Time Stretches My Limits is part of the Basil Sellers Exhibi9on program ‘Bas about Town’. With support from Create NSW and South East Arts, Natasha was one of three local ar9sts selected to exhibit at The Mechanics Ins9tute. The Exhibi9on has also received addi9onal support from Create NSW as part of the COVID development grant. ‘Time Stretches My Limits’ by Natasha Dusenjko Where: Mechanics Ins9tute, 15 Page Street, Moruya, NSW Australia Dates: Saturday 30 October to Saturday 13 November 2021 Open: 10am-2pm, Wednesday to Sunday Opening event: 5:30pm, Friday 29 October 2021 A COVID safety plan is in place for this event, numbers are strictly limited so bookings are essen9al hNps:// www.eventbrite.com.au/e/185638749497
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