Troy Emery’s exhibition Sonder is on show at Linden until 16 May 2021.
Troy’s tassel-covered sculptures are disarmingly vibrant and highly tactile, but there is also a poignance in their faceless disguises. We recently caught up with Troy in his studio to find out more about his practice and what is coming up next.
I work primarily in sculpture and textiles. I’m interested in using materials that are perhaps more products of the craft and fashion world;
mass produced, colourful haberdashery, decorative trimmings. I like how these materials are sometimes at odds with the more formal
expectations that are placed on fine art, sculpture in particular.
I very briefly studied fashion and considered it as a career, which certainly shaped my approach to making work.
Taxidermy and natural history is also something I look at. My work doesn’t explicitly have any kind of conservation message or meaning but
the wider discussion about the natural world and our place in it is something I reflect on.
My studio is very small and messy with many boxes of unopened materials, fabric, and tassels. Assembling the works takes long periods of
repetitive labour so I usually listen to true crime podcasts or audiobooks.
I have a project with a French fashion company, looking at using some of their discarded materials that come from their manufacturing
process. The outcome will be presented in Sydney in October. I also have an exhibition at Martin Browne Contemporary later in the year.
Photographs: Theresa Harrison Photography
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Thursday 15 April 2021, 6PM to 7PM, FREE Live on FaceBook and YouTube
Join Curator Juliette Hanson for a lively conversation with leading mid-career Melbourne based artist Troy Emery to explore the ideas behind
his work and practice.
Dr Marion Piper's essay Creating Certainty explores her response to seeing art in real life in
January, when she visited the Linden Postcard Show 2020-21.
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Stunning studio photographs by Theresa Harrison accompanied by a series of reflections from the artists, providing new insights into their practice.
I see death and the passage of time as a natural part of life and want to engage in ideas about the power
of loss ..
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Often my work draws upon nostalgia to playfully engage with the mundane every day .+ Read more
My creative process becomes a meditative act in itself…drawing me into the moment of self-forgetting ...
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I paint mainly women in interiors. I want to create a recognisable intensity and intimacy ...
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I hope viewers experience Joy in the sensuality of the elaborate and boldly theatrical, and surprise at
the allure of this artifice ...
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In 2020 I decided to use the strange year and lockdowns as an opportunity to experiment with textures and
mark making which I had long been hoping to find time to explore ...
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I very briefly studied fashion and considered it as a career, which certainly shaped my approach to making
work ...
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My work responds to both the domestic and to natural environments, often looking for a point where these
two areas collide or come into conflict
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22 May 2021 > 22 August 2021
To Feed your Oracle
Ruth Höflich is an artist and filmmaker, born in Munich, Germany, and currently based in Melbourne. In an
installation of video, photography and site intervention, To
Feed Your Oracle will
explore how we might understand, or predict, things that we can’t see and how our expectations might affect how we experience the
unknown.
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Wellness Deity
Vipoo Srivilasa is a Thai-born Melbourne-based artist, curator and arts activist. This exhibition will present the Wellness Deity Project,
which Srivilasa undertook in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This collaborative, community-driven project invited people to submit a
drawing of their Wellness Deity, a being that has a special empowering or protective power.
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Natasha Bieniek is best-known for her miniature oil paintings. Bieniek’s paintings are meticulous in their
execution and demand close inspection. They link the ancient tradition of 16th century miniature painting with present-day image culture.
This exhibition brings together a suit of recent works that have not been seen together before, including Bieniek’s stand out painting, Biophilia,
which was the winner of the Wynne Prize in 2015.
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Things to explore in our Local Neighbourhood to enhance your next visit to St Kilda and the gallery.
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A recap of recent Linden Contemporaries adventures exploring some of the best private art
collections in Melbourne.
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We look forward to welcoming you at the gallery soon to see our latest series of solo exhibitions by leading
mid-career artists.
> Troy Emery's Sonder
> Nicholas Folland's Burn Down the House
> Ash
Keating's Duality.
If you would like to find out more about these exceptional artists, book into a Meet the Artist
session to hear from them what drives their practice and what inspires their creativity.
I would like to offer my thanks to Creative Victoria for the additional funding to support this new initiative and to the fabulous team at Linden who have worked behind the scenes to create Linden Extra.
Melinda Martin
Director
March 2021
Q&A by Juliette Hanson | Editing: Juliette Hanson & Chloé Hazelwood | Design: Mathieu Vendeville
