North by Southeast, an International Art Space Project
Artist in residence - Gustav Hellberg
Amusing and thought
provoking, Gustav’s Artist Talk included examples of his past artistic work,
and talked through his evolving idea for the ‘Ravensthorpe/ Hopetoun Project’
which is to be titled Dreamtime in West
Australia. This art project is to be an updated version of a piece that was
made last spring in the Swedish town Varberg, titled Future Scanner. http://framtidsscanner.tumblr.com
During his
February visit, Gustav video interviewed locals about their hopes and dreams for the
future, and captured go pro and drone footage out and about the area. All of
this is part of the project end-plan, which will include strategically placed flashing
light works depicting an open and diverse society, and will ultimately be presented in video format.
We will miss
Gustav's suave and intelligent presence, but not for too long. The project will
continue with Gustav’s return sometime after August 1st 2017 and he hopes to
include youth film workshops, and involve school children in part two of the
filming & film collage. Using Gustav’s words, “Children are the Future”.
Gustav very
much enjoyed his first visit to Australia and his time spent amongst the Hopey
& Ravy locals. He was particularly impressed with the positive and helpful
attitudes, noting people were keeping in high spirits despite the devastation
that unfolded just after his arrival. Mr Hellberg also enjoyed "Chase the
Ace", immersing himself right into our Aussie culture!
“The traces
we leave in nature, that we have left here in Hopetoun says a lot about us and
our history. Maybe it can tell us about the future? Places, roads, structures,
people. Who cares about the future?” Gustav Hellberg.
The Project is presented as a part of
spaced 3: north by southeast, International Art Space’s recurring event of
context-responsive art.
Ravensthorpe Regional Arts Council receives
core funding from Country Arts WA, which receives funding from the State
Government through the Department of Culture and the Arts and Lotterywest.
Ravensthorpe Regional Arts Council is also supported by the Department of
Regional Development and Royalties for Regions.
ABOUT INTERNATIONAL
ART SPACE
International Art Space (IAS) is a leading West Australian
arts organisation specializing in commissioning socially engaged and
context-responsive art projects.
IAS was established in 1998 by a team
comprising two farmers, Tony York and Donna Dransfield, and two arts
professionals from Perth, artist Rodney Glick and writer/curator Marco Marcon. Until
2009 IAS’ operations were carried out in and around the small town of
Kellerberrin, in the Western Australian Wheatbelt. There, under the name IASKA
(International Art Space Kellerberrin Australia), IAS ran a gallery, studios
and residential centre that hosted projects by leading contemporary artists
from Australia and overseas. In 2009 IAS relocated to Perth and launch spaced, a recurring program
of socially engaged and
context-responsive art that
reaches communities across Western Australian and beyond.
Since its inception, IAS has run more than
100 residency-based projects by artists from 20 countries and organised four
national touring exhibitions.
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