Presented by City of Melbourne and Testing Grounds
18 February – 3 July 2022
Test Sites Phase 2
Curated by Arie Rain Glorie
Presented by the City of Melbourne and Testing Grounds
City of Melbourne
Birrarung/Yarra River bank, China Town, Queen Victoria Market
Test Sites is a public art development program co-produced by Testing Grounds and the City of Melbourne. Aarti Jadu, Georgia Nowak, Jenny Zhe Chang and Morwenna Schenck, are working in locations across Melbourne to further test their public art ideas developed during the 2021 edition of the Test Sites Online program.
Using the public realm as a studio, these four artists are exploring themes related to caring for the environment, immigration and mental health. Georgia Nowak’s Channel 2021-22, is a temporary sculptural work that acknowledges the Birrarung (Yarra River) as a living entity and highlights the value of water as central to ecological survival. Duty of Care by Morwenna Schenck is an interactive pop-up booth providing intimate encounters with local ecologies. EMBODIMENTS by Aarti Jadu is a multi-channel sound artwork that creates a calming space of introspection and respite from the hustle and bustle of the city. Jenny Zhe Chang’s Light with Hope – Harmonious 希望之光 – 和谐 uses lanterns made of bamboo steamers and construction materials to explore the land, rivers, and human coexistence.
About Testing Grounds: Newly located at Market Square in the Queen Victoria Market Precinct, Testing Grounds provides infrastructure in a public, urban context for creative practices across art, performance, design and education. Testing Grounds is a place where people at all stages of practice will be able to test, develop and share their work in public.
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