Mildura Arts Centre & Rio Vista
2-5 October 2015
Murray River Punch is one of Ely's most well known performances and a significant example of the Australia environmental art. The image following shows Ely's performance in Adelaide, near the mouth of the Murray in 1980.
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| Murray River Punch, performance in Adelaide 1980 |
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| Murray River Punch, Ingredients, (1980), NGV collection |
On a recent school holiday road trip, we stumbled upon the Palimpsest opening at Mungo Lakes & an exhibition of Ely's most recent work.
Interior Decoration (Installation, 2013-2015) was
part of this year's Palimpsest which explores the inter-generational
effects of untreated post-traumatic stress disorder. Ely untilises
family furniture (she grew up on a soldier settlement in Robinvale) and
her father's WW2 military service experiences. The context of the house
museum Rio Vista expands the domestic narratives of the objects
that Ely has created.
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| Family home of the Chaffey brothers. Famed for bringing California irrigation to the Murray River& regions. Rio Vista is now a splendid house museum adjoining the Mildura Art Gallery. |
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| MASTER BEDROOM, Sewing Machine Gun. |
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| BATHROOM, Mirror Mirror |
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| CHILD'S BEDROOM Watchtower |
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| NURSERY, Baby Boy |
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| HALLWAY, DUKW Cradle. Amphibious landing vehicles transported troops and supplies in PNG |
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| WOOD PANELS, Tour of Duty Palestine, Watchtowers documented by following artist's father's Battalion service in Egypt and Israel. |
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