JANET TAVENER Memento 5 May to 6 June 2015
JANET TAVENER Memento 5 May to 6 June 2015
In my previous work ice sculptures of both heirloom and exotic fruits were photographed as they melted in a constructed glacial landscape. These works acted as a metaphor for shrinking polar icecaps, indicators of global climate change and fragility of our food system. In the new series ‘Memento’ the crystalline fruit and vegetables are no longer floating on a melting surface but have sunken into the ocean - semi submerged as they are swept along the icy current. Objects such as a skull and fly, symbols of decay and transience, join the icy fruit and vegetables that once nourished and sustained life. The photographs have an innate sense of loss – a frozen moment in time that has already passed. While dealing with the present, the work is also steeped in the traditions of the still life painting dating back to the 17th century in which the depiction of everyday objects represents our temporality – a Memento Mori, and our folly if we believe we can cheat nature. - Janet Tavener, 2014
Janet Tavener, ‘Acino’ 2015, archival digital print, edition of 5 (two sizes), 55 x 55cm and 85 x 85cm
Janet Tavener, ‘Aglio’ 2015, archival digital print, edition of 5 (two sizes), 55 x 55cm and 85 x 85cm
Janet Tavener, ‘Conchiglia’ 2015, archival digital print, edition of 5 (two sizes), 55 x 55cm and 85 x 85cm
Janet Tavener, ‘Cranio’ 2015, archival digital print, edition of 5 (two sizes), 55 x 55cm and 85 x 85cm
Janet Tavener, ‘Fichi’ 2015, archival digital print, edition of 5 (two sizes), 55 x 55cm and 85 x 85cm
Janet Tavener, ‘Finocchio’ 2015, archival digital print, edition of 5 (two sizes), 55 x 55cm and 85 x 85cm
Janet Tavener, ‘Frutti di Bosco’ 2015, archival digital print, edition of 5 (two sizes), 55 x 55cm and 85 x 85cm
Janet Tavener, ‘Mosca’ 2015, archival digital print, edition of 5 (two sizes), 55 x 55cm and 85 x 85cm
Janet Tavener, ‘Orologio’ 2015, archival digital print, edition of 5 (two sizes), 55 x 55cm and 85 x 85cm
Janet Tavener, ‘Pera’ 2015, archival digital print, edition of 5 (two sizes), 55 x 55cm and 85 x 85cm
Janet Tavener, ‘Sale’ 2015, archival digital print, edition of 5 (two sizes), 55 x 55cm and 85 x 85cm
Janet Tavener, ‘Vino’ 2015, archival digital print, edition of 5 (two sizes), 55 x 55cm and 85 x 85cm
JANET TAVENER SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2015 Memento, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney. 2013 Strange Fruit, Brenda May Annex, Sydney. 2011 Melting Moments, Incinerator Art Space, Sydney. 2010 Out of the Mould, Vaucluse House, Sydney. 2006 Sugar & Spice, Legge Gallery. Sydney. 2004 Bittersweet - Photographs & Bronzes, Gosford Regional Art Gallery. 2003 Bittersweet, Legge Gallery, Sydney. 1994 Birth, Hero, Romance and Tragedy. Legge Gallery, Sydney. 1992 Birth, Legge Gallery, Sydney. 1990 Babies at Home. Legge Gallery, Sydney. 1987 Photographing Unknown Beauties. Camera Lucida Gallery, Sydney. SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2015 (scheduled) Multiples, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney. Within and Beyond, Grace Cossington Smith Gallery. (Finalist), North Sydney Art Prize, Coal Loader Centre for Sustainability. 2014 Christmas Show, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney. 2013-4 National Portrait Prize Touring Show, Blue Mountains Regional Gallery, Grafton Regional Gallery, Roma on Bungil Gallery, Caboolture Regional Art Gallery. 2013 Christmas Show, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney. Sugar, Sugar, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney. National Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery, Canberra. Eat Your History: a Shared Table, Museum of Sydney. Mighty Small, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney. National Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery, Canberra. 2012 Art + Food: Beyond the Still Life, Brenda May Gallery, Syd. Re-imaging Histories, Eskbank House and Museum, Lithgow. Burnt, Incinerator Art Space, Sydney. Commodified, See Street Gallery, Sydney. Man Gae, NSW Parliament House, Sydney. Moran Photographic Prize – semi finalists, State Library, Syd. National Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery, Canberra. 2011 Cabinet of Curiosity, NG Art Gallery, Sydney. Dysfunctional Domesticity, Chrissie Cotter Gallery, Sydney. Willoughby Sculpture Prize, Incinerator Art Space, Sydney. The Australian Korea Year of Friendship Exhibition, The Korean Foundation Cultural Centre, Seoul, Korea. Bom Gallery, Seoul Korea. Art + Humour, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney.
B R E N D A M AY
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS (cont’d) 2010 Green, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney. (Finalist), Head On Photo Festival, Australian Centre of Photography, Sydney. 2009 (Finalist), Head On Photo Festival, Australian Centre of Photography, Sydney. Dog Days Too, A-Space on Cleveland Gallery, Sydney 2008 On the Shelf, Delmar Gallery, Sydney Doubles, Wagga Wagga Art Gallery. Who Let the Dogs Out, Lake Macquarie Regional Art Gallery & Hazelhurst Regional Art Gallery. Pooch, A-Space Gallery, Sydney. 2007 Pocket Sculptures, A-Space Galley on Cleveland, Sydney On the Shelf, Delmar Gallery, Sydney. Willoughby Art Prize, Willoughby Civic Centre, Sydney. Sulman Prize, Art Gallery of NSW. Canine Capers, A-Space Gallery, Sydney. 2006 On the Shelf, Delmar Gallery, Sydney. (Finalist) Fremantle Print Award, Fremantle Arts Centre, WA. (Finalist) Willoughby Art Prize, Willoughby Civic Centre, Sydney. Dog Show, A-Space Gallery, Sydney. 2005 Artists’ Books, Next Contemporary Art Space, Southern Cross University. Sydney Printmakers Collaboration Touring Exhibition, Gosford Regional Gallery, Tweed River Regional Gallery, Noosa Regional Gallery. 2004 City of Perth Photo Media Award, Perth Institute of Contemporary Art (PICA). Museums Light Up Sydney, Muse Gallery, Sydney. The Citigroup Australian Photographic Portrait Prize, Art Gallery of NSW. Blake Prize, The Tour. Moree Plains Gallery, Gippsland Art Gallery, ACU National Strathfield, ACU, National Gallery of Victoria, Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery. SELECTED AWARDS/SCHOLARSHIPS/RESIDENCIES 2007 Winner, Willoughby Art Prize, 3D Sculpture Prize. 2002 Winner, Gosford Regional Art Gallery, Photographic Award. COLLECTIONS Wagga Regional Art Gallery; University of Western Sydney; North Sydney Council Local Studies Collection.
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