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BODY PERFORMANCE 2010 - 2020 

The BODY installations began in 2010 during a residency at Hill End, first forming part of the Illumination series launched in 2012.

In these cinematic works Welch uses her body as an apparatus and the landscape as a tableau.

Undertaking performances in the wilderness the artist explores the symbiotic relationship humans have with the natural world to reveal the fragility and strength of both.

The most recent instalment Transformation was commissioned by ArtState NSW and featured at the new art precinct Tremains Mill as a large two channel installation.

“I acknowledge the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia on which I have made this work and recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and culture. I pay my respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.” – Nicole Welch

NICOLE WELCH - WILDEORNES LAND 2017

Nicole Welch Wildēornes Body 2017 (still)

Nicole Welch Wildēornes Body 2017 (still)

time-lapse film 10:34min edition of 6 Wildēornes (Old English): a land inhabited only by wild animals. The time-lapse film _Wildēorness Body_ reflects the inherent loss and uncertainty we now face for the natural environment, while simultaneously being a personal acknowledgement of the artist embracing her mortality and the autoimmune disease Lupus that inhabits her body and world. Swathed in a Victorian 1880s chantilly lace mourning shawl, the artist lay on a large mirror that reflects the sky and the canopy of trees above. Through the symbolism of the mourning shawl and the endurance of holding a pose over time, Welch aims to reveal the symbiotic relationship humans have with the natural world, and the fragility and strength of both. Welch spent several weeks at BigCi artist residency near Wollemi National Park where she researched and created this work. To view the film click on FILM in the main menu Provenance: 5th International Motion Festival Cyprus 2019, European University Cyprus, 2019 Black Box Projects, MAY SPACE, 24 October to 10 November 2018. Windmill Trust Scholarship 20th Anniversary Retrospective, Murray Art Museum Albury, 14 September to 22 October 2017. Sydney Contemporary, Carriageworks, 7 to 10 September 2017. Wildēornes Land, MAY SPACE, 22 August to 16 September 2017. Acquired by Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, 2017. Wildēornes Land, Blue Mountains Cultural Centre, 15 April to 7 May 2017. Cementa17 – Contemporary Arts Festival, Kandos Museum, NSW, 6 to 9 April 2017.

Nicole Welch Wildēornes Body 2017 (still)

Nicole Welch Wildēornes Body 2017 (still)

time-lapse film edition of 6 Provenance: 5th International Motion Festival Cyprus 2019, European University Cyprus, 2019 Black Box Projects, MAY SPACE, 24 October to 10 November 2018. Windmill Trust Scholarship 20th Anniversary Retrospective, Murray Art Museum Albury, 14 September to 22 October 2017. Sydney Contemporary, Carriageworks, 7 to 10 September 2017. Wildēornes Land, MAY SPACE, 22 August to 16 September 2017. Acquired by Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, 2017. Wildēornes Land, Blue Mountains Cultural Centre, 15 April to 7 May 2017. Cementa17 – Contemporary Arts Festival, Kandos Museum, NSW, 6 to 9 April 2017.

Nicole Welch Wildēornes Body

Nicole Welch Wildēornes Body

installation Kandos Museum, CEMENTA 17 Contemporary Arts Festival Kandos

Nicole Welch Wildēornes Body

Nicole Welch Wildēornes Body

installation Kandos Museum, CEMENTA 17 Contemporary Arts Festival Kandos

Nicole Welch Wildēornes Body

Nicole Welch Wildēornes Body

installation Kandos Museum, CEMENTA 17 Contemporary Arts Festival Kandos

Nicole Welch Wildēornes Body

Nicole Welch Wildēornes Body

installation Kandos Museum, CEMENTA 17 Contemporary Arts Festival Kandos

Nicole Welch Wildēornes Body

Nicole Welch Wildēornes Body

installation Kandos Museum, CEMENTA 17 Contemporary Arts Festival Kandos

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