PASSAGE, 2017

Fabric, fishing line, timber dowels, 12.5 x 4.7 m
video “Pas de Deux”

In this installation Murray and Burgess continue their exploration of home/homelessness through the enclosure of space and shape.

A photo of a tent divided by sheets and fabric was the starting point of Passage. Single women on the Nauru detention centre had attempted to create conditions of privacy and a tenuous kind of security for themselves. In Chrissie Cotter Gallery, we have been looking at the shifting sense of enclosure and passage using lengths of fabric left over from a previous project. Cross glimpses encourage onward exploration of the structure. Light, sun and air movements change alter the solidity and translucency of the fragile walls. The luminous green and images of children playing produce a sense of renewal.