visiting mum.

post christmas

heat wave.

thisplace. exhibition opening this Saturday!

Well, the day is almost here!!  I'm so excited to see the show finally come together!  

thisplace. has been an ambitious project for me as I've created so many elements for the show; a photographic series, two performance films, an interactive installation, an Art Hunt, and activities for the children.  The exhibition breaks the barriers of the traditional white cube gallery and embraces the chaos of being a parent.   

I've definitely experienced first hand how difficult it can be to attend exhibitions and experience art with young children so it was imperative to create interactive art in a family friendly space.  And, hopefully, we can open an honest and non-judgmental conversation about what it’s really like to be a mother.  To encourage the conversation to continue after attending the exhibition, the audience is welcome to photograph how they’ve experienced the show and share on social media using the tags #thisplace #townhallgallery #ilonanelson

thisplace.

opens Saturday 10th January 2-4pm

Town Hall Gallery

360 Burwood Road, Hawthorn VIC 3122

www.townhallgallery.com.au

performance piece for thisplace.

We recorded a performance piece for my solo show thisplace. which I'll write more about soon, but in the meantime here's a write up of the experience by participant and artist Siobhan Kelley http://siobhankelley.blogspot.com.au/2014/12/girls-can-do-anything.html.  Thanks Siobhan!! x

onefourfour: november

I didn't really have a clear idea for November's theme of UNDERNEATH, probably because my head is so full preparing for my solo show...   I just happened to walk past this wall in my house when the light was amazing (afternoon natural light my favourite) and my son was already playing with the hood that had come off my jacket.  Lucky for me he's always happy to help me create and I got a few shots before he lost interest.  Ooh shiny! 

I really love the mood in this and the low rim light is perfect, I definitely want to shoot like this more often.  Makes me happy.

Disposable Camera Project 2014

I had grand plans for all the elaborate photos I was going to take for this years Disposable Camera Project run by Colour Box Studio.  But my body decided to get sick and ground me, so it turned into a diary of my 24 hours instead.  My 20th and 21st of September went like this...