Searching my Adelaide studio, I discovered the 2000 yellow fruit bags someone had given me out of disgust for their very existence a few years earlier. In my hands, I was soon transported back to India reliving the elated, sensory effect that the yellow kanikonna flower and its botanical siblings had on me. I worked surrounding myself with these yellow, netted, organic objects for a couple of weeks, and decided I needed to share this experience in public spaces around Adelaide to deliver some festival cheer during these sad times. Yellow never seems to disappoint, resting against the green grass of the parklands, the interaction of colour and nature certainly elevated the encounter of the spectator in both reality and printed format.
As an artist, I don’t want to just make art: my aim is to connect and brighten up someone’s day. The Steady Flow became a way to interact with public space, delivering art and culture to people during Covid-19 shutdowns, calming my fears and insecurities in the process. I am interested in the way colour evokes emotions and operates autonomously. The Steady Flow displays the single colour effect, touches on the organic, highlighting the ability of repetition, while emphasizing the terrible problem of plastic.
The Steady Flow
2020
dimensions variable
2000 discarded plastic net bags
iPhone photo
The Steady Flow
Exhibition Spaces sponsored by City of Adelaide and Guildhouse
2020
83cm x 65cm each frame
Photograph Sam Roberts
