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The Strange Quiet of Things Misplaced. Winner of the 2008 City of Wanneroo Art Award
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The Strange Quiet of Things Misplaced

The Strange Quiet of Things Misplaced deals with the memory and the unreliability of our recollections.

Memory is a mystery. We imagine it as being some sort of a cupboard where things are stored and pulled out when needed. But sometimes things are misplaced and it's only then, when our memory failed us that we brood over its nature. We ask ourselves how could we forget...?

The passing of time and current circumstances - perceived and real - have a bearing on memory. Our recollections are often incomplete. Can we ever be sure that they are accurate? Can we be sure that it's really the same memory we were missing?

Left: The Strange Quiet of Things Misplaced #14 (2008) - detail
Acrylic, pencil, pastel, wool, cotton and silk on Belgian linen, 110cm x 110cm. City of Wanneroo Art Collection.

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