Nell’s contribution to Magic Object, is an installation titled The Wake (2014-16) which includes hand-built ceramic vessels, some of which were made at Ernabella Arts in Pukatja, and emulate the Haniwa. Imbued with expressions of humour and sadness, these objects mock our mortality.
Exhibition Dates: 27 February – 15 May 2016
The Wake No. 40
branches, canvas, rubber, leather, wire, cotton, feather, acrylic paint, bondcrete, metal stool
123.5 x 33.5 x 39 cm; object : 62.5 x 28 x 28 cm stool : 61.1 x 33.5 x 39 cm
The Wake No. 16 (ERNABELLA)
stoneware, underglaze, metal and wooden stool
93 x 42 x 43 cm; object : 44.1 x 42 x 42.2 cm stool : 49 x 32.8.31.7 cm
The Wake No. 37
earthenware, underglaze, cobwebs, wooden stool
140 x 38 x 45.5 cm; object: 69 x 26.5 x 30. 5 cm stool : 71 x 38 x 45.3 cm
The Wake No. 13 (ERNABELLA)
stoneware, underglaze, wooden stool
61.5 x 23 x 30 cm; object : 37.7 x 13.5 x 30 cm stool : 23.7 x 23 x 23.2 cm
The Wake No. 32
earthenware, underglaze, glaze, decals, wooden stool
118.5 x 35 x 34 cm; object: 58 x 38 x 30.1 cm stool : 60.5 x 34.9 x 33 .7 cm
The Wake No. 8
earthenware , underglaze, wooden stool
83.5 x 32.5 x 32 cm; object : 39.6 x 30 x 30.1 cm stool : 43.6 x 32.6 x 32 cm
The Wake No. 28
earthenware, underglaze, glaze, copper, wooden stool
130 x 35 x 33 cm; object : 69.5 x 25 x 25cm stool : 60.6 x 35 x 33.2 cm
The Wake No. 5
stoneware, underglaze, metal and wooden stool
149.5 x 31 x 31 cm; object : 81 x 27 x 27.5 cm stool : 68.5 x 31 x 31 cm
The Wake No. 15 (ERNABELLA)
stoneware, underglaze, wooden stool
133 x 39 x 41.5 cm; object : 56.8 x 38.8 x 41.5 cm stool : 76 x 32.8 x 30 cm
The Wake No. 39
earthenware, underglaze, metal and wooden stool
116 x 34 x 34 cm; object: 54.6 x 21 x 21.6 cm stool : 61.3 x 34.1 x 34.1 cm
The Wake No. 20
earthenware, glaze, polyurethane, pigment, wooden and metal stool
95.5 x 34 x 33 cm; object : 34 x 21 x 21.5 cm stool : 61.5 x 34 x 33 cm
The Wake No. 10
concrete, acrylic paint, spray paint, The Financial Times, wooden stool
93 x 35 x 30 cm; object : 24.6 x 24.5 x 24.5 cm stool : 68.4 x 35 x 30 cm
The Wake No. 31
concrete, acrylic paint, spray paint, The Financial Times, glitter, polyurethane, wooden stool
111 x 36 x 36.5 cm; object#1 Bottom: 25.3 x 24.6 x 25.2 cm object#2 Middle: 12.2 x 11.7 x 11.5 cm object#3 Top : 5.5 x 4.6 x 4.6 cm stool : 68.4 x 35.9 x 36.4 cm
The Wake No. 2
earthenware, underglaze, wooden stool
110 x 33.3 x 32.5 cm; object : 37.5 x 28 x 29.5 cm stool : 72.5 x 33.3 x 32.5 cm
The Wake No. 19
stoneware, enamel paint, cockatoo and tawny frogmouth owl feathers, metal stool
126 x 30 x 40 cm; object : 24 x 25 x 26 cm object with feathers : 43.5 x 43. 5 x 36 cm stool : 75.3 x 30.1 x 30 cm
The Wake No. 33
concrete, acrylic paint, polyurethane, feather, wooden stool
82 x 32.5 x 30.5 cm; object: 30.5 x 25.6 x 26 cm stool : 43 x 32.6 x 30.4 cm
The Wake No. 24
earthenware, glazes, enamel paint, raffia pompom, wooden stool
110 x 32 x 34 cm; object : 60.2 x 22.4 x 34.2 cm stool : 50.7 x 36.1 x 34 cm
The Wake No. 38
concrete, oxide, acrylic paint, natural pearls, metal and wooden stool
92 x 35 x 33.5 cm; object: 30.5 x 26.4 x 25.6 cm stool : 61.4 x 34.3 x 33.4cm
The Wake No. 14 (ERNABELLA)
stoneware, metal and wooden stool
82.5 x 34.5 x 34.5 cm; object : 36.7 x 16.7 x 15.5 cm stool : 45.8 x 34.6 x 34.6 cm
The Wake No. 1
stoneware, glaze, dried flowers, metal stool
123 x 60 x 60 cm; object : 25.5 x 24.5 x 24 cm; stool : 66.5 x 35 x 35 cm
The Wake No. 11
stoneware, glaze, enamel paint, wooden stool
57 x 20 x 33.5 cm; object 1 : 34 x 18 x 17.2 cm object 2 : 30.5 x 15 x 15 cm stool : 23.2 x 20 x 29.2 cm
The Wake No. 6
from the series Adelaide Biennale 2016
stoneware, acrylic paint, silver leaf, varnish, polyurethane, metal and wooden stool
96.5 x 34.5 x 33 cm; object : 35 x 28 x 27.5 cm stool : 61.3 x 34.5 x 33 cm
The Wake No. 26
from the series Adelaide Biennale 2016
stoneware, glaze, wooden stool
68 x 35.5 x 32 cm; object : 18.7 x 34.3 x 27.3 cm stool : 48.7 x 35.5 x 31.3 cm
The Wake No. 23
from the series Adelaide Biennale 2016
stoneware, glaze, wooden stool
116 x 35 x 35 cm; object : 56 x 28.2 x 29.7 cm stool : 59.7 x 35 x 35 cm
The Wake No. 3
from the series Adelaide Biennale 2016
stoneware, acrylic paint, polyurethane, wood
63 x 23 x 28.5 cm; object : 49 x 17 x 17.8cm wooden block : 14 x 29 x 28.5cm
The Wake No. 21
earthenware , underglaze, glaze, magpie feathers, metal stool
126 x 30 x 30 cm; object : 36.5 x 17.6 x 17.5 cm object with feathers : 51.3 x 24.3 x 40 cm stool : 74.7 x 30 x 30 cm
The Wake No.41
Vietnamese straw hat, newspaper, silver duct tape, ribbon, wool
41 x 43 x 18.5 cm
stoneware, earthenware, concrete, bronze, glass, underglaze, glaze, polyurethane, varnish, acrylic paint, enamel paint, spray paint, fabric paint, pigment, varnish, oxide, bondcrete, decals, silver leaf, gold leaf, copper, glitter, wood, branches,
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