Some things are just too hard to find words for. Too raw to be exposed. Too difficult to unpack.
Unfathomable is an exhibition that features new work from five central Victorian artists at Castlemaine’s Lot 19 Gallery.
It takes that which is hard to explain and transforms it into challenging, beautiful, messy and inspiring artworks — this, they say, is how we talk about the things that are unfathomable.
Minna Graham, of Musk, responds to the emotions that feel too overwhelming, such as grief and loss.
Minna creates physical forms—vessels, containers—that embody these feelings, giving them a tangible space where they can exist and be processed. These pieces are not about finding answers, but about creating space to hold what cannot always be said.
Guildford’s Ella Hughes has created a small army of golems to hold her grief, while Allendale’s Jackie Gorring has created relief prints that each tell a story.
Working with found clay from around central Victoria, Chandra Paul, from Clunes, has conducted numerous experiments to make vessels. Chandra finds beauty in the weathered, uneven, transient and unfinished.
Castlemaine artist Dannielle Wilkinson explores the unique relationship between women and their reproductive system through her work, My Father Called Me Barren.
These artworks have the capacity to handle the complexity of emotions that some find hard to articulate or bear.
The exhibition opening will held at Lot 19 Art Gallery, Mc Shanag Road, Castlemaine, on Saturday December 7 at 2pm.
The exhibition will continue 10am to 4pm, Saturday and Sunday, December 7 to December 22.
