David Noonan returned to Melbourne with this significant project which extended his abiding interest in time and space. Using ACCA’s large room as a field of encounter, he created an ensemble of works in 2 and 3 dimensions that make purposeful use of the audience’s own navigation through the gallery. Visitors walking between David’s free-standing figures performed like time travelers in a landscape that had been paused. His enigmatic wall based works appeared to trap momentary scenes in a layered time warp.
This major commission allowed for an ambitious project by a Victorian artist who had reached a significant platform in their own practice. Elements of the commission were gifted to a Victorian regional gallery. In this case the recipient was Bendigo Art Gallery.
David Noonan: Scenes was the fifth Helen Macpherson Smith Commission.
Commissioning Curator: Juliana Engberg
Coordinating Curator: Charlotte Day
Publication
David Noonan: Scenes
In the Press
29 June, Entertainment Depot, David Noonan exhibition Scenes at ACCA
14 August, The Age, An artist determined to ink big
July-August, Art Guide Australia, The Act of Theatre
23 September, Art Blart, Review – Scenes by David Noonan
Other Material
Public & Education Programs
Education Kit
