Robert Andrew, Presence 2021
Presence 2021 is continuation of the video work in collaboration with Robert Andrew. It re-presents the lush colours and blooming arrangements of the earth pigments, water, ochres, rocks, and technology that are produced by Andrew’s interactions through his art practice.
'Presence' 2021 combines footage sourced from Andrew’s kinetic installations and communicates his evolving relationship to Country as he continues to uncover his familial history. While the mechanical elements he uses are precise and programmed, Andrew also cherishes the organic and often unexpected patterns and forms that can result from these interactions between earth pigments, water, ochres, rocks, and technology. This video work re-presents the lush colours and blooming arrangements of the surfaces that are produced by these interactions. The expansions and contractions suggest the circularity of relationships between past and present and Andrew’s evolving relationship to Country.