15 - 31 October, 2015
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222 Hollywood Road, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong / T + 852 2291 0006 / www.thecatstreetgallery.com
Exhibition runs 15 - 31 October, 2015 3
DIRECTOR’S FOREWORD
The Cat Street Gallery is thrilled to present Barbara Wildenboer’s solo show ‘Something Rather Than Nothing’. Wildenboer was born in Pretoria, South Africa in 1973. Having completed a Bachelor of Visual Arts from UNISA in 2003 and a BA with majors in English literature and Psychology at the University of Pretoria in 1996. Wildenboer then went on to obtain a Masters in Fine Art from the Michaelis School of Art at the University of Cape Town in 2008. She has participated in several group exhibitions and residencies both nationally and internationally, with her 8th and most recent solo exhibition ‘The Lotus Eaters’ currently touring South Africa. Barbara Wildenboer works primarily with paper and photo-construction, but also with that of the altered book. She draws from natural history, contemporary environmental philosophy and eco-psychology to reflect on the relationship of humans to their environment. The title of this exhibition draws from the ideas put forth by numerous philosophers ranging from the early Classical Greek to contemporary philosophers, all of whom questioned the existence of ourselves and the worlds that we inhabit. The work reinterprets a variety of creation myths that tell individual stories of how the world came into existence. For further information or to request an e-catalogue, please contact: info@thecatstreetgallery.com
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CONTENTS
Pg. 4
Dire ctor s F or w a r d
Pg. 43-52 S ubl imat io n
Pg. 6-9
Ma p p a M u nd i
Pg. 53
A rachne and A t hena
Pg. 10-12 Or i gi n Pg. 54 -60 A rachne’s Web Pg. 13
Ho ma ge to Vi shnu (the se cond d a y )
Pg. 14-22 Rhythm i ca l Ar r a nge m e nts
o f Vor ti ce s
Pg. 23-35 Para sci e nce Pg. 36-38 Fo rb i d d e n F r u i t Pg. 39-42 Flux
Pg. 61
Nil P er 0s
Pg. 62
Creat io n Myt hs III
Pg. 64
Dis ject a Membra
Pg. 65
Cycl o pedia
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M a p p a Mundi I Altered book 70 x 60 cm 2015
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H K D 30 , 0 0 0
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Ma p p a M undi II Altered book 80 x 60 cm 2015
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H K D 30 , 0 0 0
M a p p a Mundi III Altered book 70 x 60 cm 2015
H K D 30 , 0 0 0
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O r i g in I Altered book 70 x 60 cm 2015
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H K D 30 , 0 0 0
O r i g in II Altered book 80 x 60 cm 2015
H K D 30 , 0 0 0
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O r i gin III Altered book 70 x 60 cm 2015
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H K D 30 , 0 0 0
H om a ge to Vi shnu (The S eco nd Day) Archival print mounted on Diasec 180 x 45 cm 2015
H K D 80 , 0 0 0
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R hy thm i ca l Ar r a ngement o f Vo r t ices Paper construction with clock mechanisms 26.5/ 33/ 40 cm 2015
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18 ,0 0 0 - 2 6 .5 c m , H K D 24, 000 - 33 c m , H KD 3 0 , 0 0 0 - 4 0 c m Full Se t: H KD 1 4 0 , 0 0 0
R hy thm i ca l Ar r a ngement o f Vo r t ices (I) Paper construction with clock mechanisms 33 cm 2015
H K D 24 , 0 0 0
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R hy thm i ca l Ar r a nge ment o f Vo r t ices (II) Paper construction with clock mechanisms 40 cm 2015
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H K D 30 , 0 0 0
R hy thm i ca l Ar r a nge ment o f Vo r t ices (III) Paper construction with clock mechanisms 26.5 cm 2015
H K D 18 , 0 0 0
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R hy thm i ca l Ar r a nge ment o f Vo r t ices (IV ) Paper construction with clock mechanisms 40 cm 2015
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H K D 30 , 0 0 0
R hy thm i ca l Ar r a nge ment o f Vo r t ices (V ) Paper construction with clock mechanisms 26.5 cm 2015
H K D 18 , 0 0 0
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R hy thm i ca l Ar r a nge ment o f Vo r t ices (V I) Paper construction with clock mechanisms 26.5 cm 2015
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H K D 18 , 0 0 0
R hy thm i ca l Ar r a nge ment o f Vo r t ices (V II) Paper construction with clock mechanisms 26.5 cm 2015
H K D 18 , 0 0 0
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R hy thm i ca l Ar r a nge m e nt o f Vo r t ices (V III) Paper construction with clock mechanisms 33 cm 2015
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H K D 24, 00 0
P a r a sc ience Photographic composite 30 cm diameter for each 2015
H K D 10, 000 ( 1) H KD 2 5 , 0 0 0 (3 )
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P a r a sci e nce (I) Photographic composite 30 cm diameter for each 2015
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H K D 10, 000 ( 1) H K D 2 5 , 0 0 0 (3 )
P aras cience (II) Photographic composite 30 cm diameter for each 2015
H K D 10, 000 (1 ) H KD 2 5 , 0 0 0 (3 )
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P a r a sci e nce (I II) Photographic composite 30 cm diameter for each 2015
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H K D 10, 000 ( 1) H K D 2 5 , 0 0 0 (3 )
P a ras cience (IV ) Photographic composite 30 cm diameter for each 2015
H K D 10, 000 (1 ) H KD 2 5 , 0 0 0 (3 )
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P a r a sci e nce (V) Photographic composite 30 cm diameter for each 2015
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H K D 10, 000 ( 1) H K D 2 5 , 0 0 0 (3 )
P a ras cience (V I) Photographic composite 30 cm diameter for each 2015
H K D 10, 000 (1 ) H KD 2 5 , 0 0 0 (3 )
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P a r a sci e nce (VII) Photographic composite 30 cm diameter for each 2015
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H K D 10, 000 ( 1) H K D 2 5 , 0 0 0 (3 )
P a ras cience (V III) Photographic composite 30 cm diameter for each 2015
H K D 10, 000 (1 ) H KD 2 5 , 0 0 0 (3 )
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P a r a sci e nce (I X ) Photographic composite 30 cm diameter for each 2015
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H K D 10, 000 ( 1) H K D 2 5 , 0 0 0 (3 )
P aras cience (X) Photographic composite 30 cm diameter for each 2015
H K D 10, 000 (1 ) H KD 2 5 , 0 0 0 (3 )
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P a r a sci e nce (X Ii) Photographic composite 30 cm diameter for each 2015
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H K D 10, 000 ( 1) H K D 2 5 , 0 0 0 (3 )
P a ras cience (XIII) Photographic composite 30 cm diameter for each 2015
H K D 10, 000 (1 ) H KD 2 5 , 0 0 0 (3 )
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F or b i d d e n F r u it I Hand carved wood, stone and paint 30 x 22 x 14 cm 2015
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H K D 20, 000 ( 1) H K D 5 0 , 0 0 0 (3 )
F orbidden Fruit II Hand carved wood, stone and paint 30 x 22 x 14 cm 2015
H K D 20, 000 (1 ) H KD 5 0 , 0 0 0 (3 )
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F or b i d d e n F r u i t III Hand carved wood, stone and paint 30 x 22 x 14 cm 2015
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H K D 20, 000 ( 1) H K D 5 0 , 0 0 0 (3 )
Fl ux I Digital print on cotton paper with paper cuttings 30 x 40 cm 2015
H KD 2 0 , 0 0 0
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F lu x I I Digital print on cotton paper with paper cuttings 30 x 40 cm 2015
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H K D 20, 000
Fl ux III Digital print on cotton paper with paper cuttings 30 x 40 cm 2015
H KD 2 0 , 0 0 0
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Su b li mat io n Venetian blown glass, wood and paint dimentions variable 2015
S m al l - H K D 10, 000 La r g e - H KD 1 2 , 5 0 0
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Su b li m a ti on I
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Venetian blown glass, wood and paint 25 cm high 2015
H K D 10, 00 0
Su b li m a t io n II Venetian blown glass, wood and paint 25 cm high 2015
H K D 10 , 0 0 0
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Su b li m a t io n III Venetian blown glass, wood and paint 34 cm high 2015
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HKD 12,500
Su b li m at io n IV Venetian blown glass, wood and paint 25 cm high 2015
H K D 10 , 0 0 0
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Su b li m a t io n V Venetian blown glass, wood and paint 34 cm high 2015
H K D 12 , 5 0 0
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Su b li m a t io n V I Venetian blown glass, wood and paint 34 cm high 2015
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HKD 12,500
Su b li m at io n V II Venetian blown glass, wood and paint 25 cm high 2015
H K D 10 , 0 0 0
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Ar a chne’s Web Photographic print on cotton paper, pins, silver thread 51/ 39/ 30 cm (dimensions variable) 2013
HK D 12, 000 - 30 c m , H K D 16, 000 - 3 9 c m , H KD 2 0 , 0 0 0 - 5 1 c m
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Ar a chne ’s Web (I) Photographic print on cotton paper, pins, silver thread 30 cm 2013
HKD 12,000
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Ar a chne ’s Web (II) Photographic print on cotton paper, pins, silver thread 30 cm 2013
HKD 12,000
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Ar a chne ’s Web (III) Photographic print on cotton paper, pins, silver thread 30 cm 2013
H K D 12 , 0 0 0
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Ar a chne ’s Web (V ) Photographic print on cotton paper, pins, silver thread 30 cm 2013
HKD 12,000
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Ar a chne ’s Web (V I) Photographic print on cotton paper, pins, silver thread 30 cm 2013
HKD 12,000
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Ar a chne ’s Web (V II) Photographic print on cotton paper, pins, silver thread 30 cm 2013
HKD 12,000
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Ni l P er 0s Altered Book 65 x 55 cm 2014
H K D 30 , 0 0 0
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C r e a ti on M yt hs III Photographic print, paper construction 53 x 36 cm 2013
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H K D 20 , 0 0 0
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D i sj e cta Membra Paper construction 120 cm diameter 2013
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H K D 85 , 0 0 0
Cy clop edia Altered book 59.3 x 67.5 cm 2014
H K D 30 , 0 0 0
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