Some still cry when it rains - White Night 2015

Robbie Rowlands in collaboration with the Charlton community

Transported from the regional Victorian town of Charlton, ‘Some still cry when it rains’ looks at both the trauma of the 2011 floods and the current drought that is affecting the region. Rowlands spent nights wondering the dry Avoca river bed capturing spot lit images of flood dispersed hay, tangled fence wire and other forms. Projected from the top of two round hay bale stacks onto a singular grain silo, this series of images and accompanying sound work places the audience within the surreal rural night landscape.

White Night - Tears before dawn precinct - City Square

“Art is so often seen as a purely urban experience that is somehow in opposition to the practical approach to living the country is known for........the site-specific nature of the work celebrated the unique voices of this district, allowing us all to see that art can be used to communicate the inner lives of everyone, no matter where they live.”
 
Lewis Winter – Charlton Resident
 
The In-between exhibition won best Charlton Community event of the Year.

http://www.inbetween-exhibition.com.au

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Substrate

January 29 – April 5, 2015

• Theresa Anderson
• Adam Bateman
• Graham Eschen & Aaron Miller-Rehm
• Rosane Volchan O'Conor
• Cheryl Pope
• Robbie Rowlands
• Michael Theodore

Opening Reception

Thursday, January 29
5:30pm members preview
6:30-9pm free public reception

Shifting our gaze from the walls to the floor, Substrate makes visible the surfaces and systems that guide how we interact with our surroundings. The seven site-responsive installations facilitate conversation about roles of the artist, museum, visitor, art, and architecture.

Encouraged to physically challenge the structure of the museum, the Substrate artists have created works that conceptually subvert the institutional framework as well. Taking different approaches, the artists have cut, covered, scraped, scratched, pushed, pulled, and transformed the floors. Their installations penetrate the museum’s surface, summon ghosts of our past, and peel back layers of history.

The marks, holes, and scratches on the surface of BMoCA’s floors tell stories collected over time. Confessions of years of wear and tear provide clues to the physical and institutional memories of past exhibitions, installations, and even former functions of the building. Adding to what is already written, the artists will leave their own layer on the history of the museum. Substrate alters the spatial hierarchy away from the walls to the floor, drawing attention to routines of the museum environment and how we experience art and architecture.

Image: Robbie Rowlands, If this light could hold, Museum floor & wall cut, window reveal, Boulder museum of Contemporary Art, 2015
www.robbierowlands.com.au

BMOCA.org

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Artist Talk - University of Colarado

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Tread lightly for this ground may be hollow

Robbie Rowlands - Detroit/Hamtramck residency exhibition

Through a one month residency at Popps Packing studios in Hamtramck/Detroit, supported by the Australia Council, Robbie Rowlands has created a new series of site-specific work that explores the direct landscape.

Opening Friday December 5th 6-10pm
Artist Talk Sunday December 7th 2pm

Popps Packing
12138 Saint Aubin, Hamtramck, MI, USA
www.poppspacking.org
www.robbieowlands.com.au

This residency was proudly supported by the Australia Council for the Arts.

Special thanks to Graem Whyte & Fiana Lerman of Popps Packing for their generous hospitality and support.

In-between

Charlton Arts Inc - Residency series exhibition

Exhibition one night only - 19th September 6-10pm

In-between Exhibition

'In-between' is an exhibition outcome of a one month artist residency series undertaken by Robbie Rowlands in the country town of Charlton Victoria in 2014. Artist Robbie Rowlands captures the essence of two sites united by one river through sculpture, photography and sound.
 
Through a series of artist talks and the creation of site-specific artworks Rowlands introduced his practice to a broad section of the community. This engagement opened up new ways of considering contemporary art within the context of the rural landscape and country communities.
 

The project was co supported by Regional Arts Victoria and Charlton Arts Inc.

To register your interest in joining us for this event please contact
 Nola Wright: inbetween.exhibition@gmail.com Mob: 0429436448

 www.inbetween-exhibition.com.au

This project is proudly support by Regional Arts Vctoria http://www.rav.net.au and Charlton Arts

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