NICOLE WELCH - TRANSFORMATION 2018
Nicole Welch - TRANSFORMATION
Transformation - journey Production still taken by Bill Moseley The moving image work Transformation is the latest instalment in Nicole Welch’s ongoing Self series, which was initiated as part of her Illumination works in 2012. In these cinematic works Welch uses her body as an apparatus and the landscape as a tableau. Undertaking performances in the wilderness Welch explores the symbiotic relationship humans have with the natural world to reveal the fragility and strength of both. As a continuation the Transformation footage sees the artist engage directly with the natural world through a journey undertaken (journey) , and a waterfall (arrival); a universal symbol of renewal, healing and ultimately, transformation. Filmed over several hours on location during the heart of winter in the lower Blue Mountains, Transformation exposes the artists body to the elements. While the figure is Welch, the symbolism is universal. She embodies a lineage of women through time as a homage to all women – past, present, future. The journey sequence is a celebration of our unique connection to nature, our shared strength and resilience, the cycle of life, mortality – the arrival scene is an act of transformation, both mythical and personal, local and universal. Provenance: Altered States, Shoalhaven Regional Gallery, NSW, 30 November 2019 – 8 February 2020. Sydney Contemporary, Carriageworks, Sydney, September 2019. Black Box Projects, MAY SPACE, 28 August - 15 September 2019. Naked & Nude Art Prize 2019, Manning Regional Art Gallery, NSW, 7 September - 13 October 2019. Artstate Bathurst - 2018, Tremain's Mill, Bathurst, 31 October - 5 November 2018.
Nicole Welch - TRANSFORMATION
Transformation - journey Installation at Tremains Mill for ArtState Bathurst, 2018 two channel HD video installation with sound, suspended 16:9 back to back screens, 1 tonne quartz rock sourced from Fremantle NSW Installation Tremains Mill ArtState Bathurst The moving image work Transformation is the latest instalment in Nicole Welch’s ongoing Self series, which was initiated as part of her Illumination works in 2012. In these cinematic works Welch uses her body as an apparatus and the landscape as a tableau. Undertaking performances in the wilderness Welch explores the symbiotic relationship humans have with the natural world to reveal the fragility and strength of both. As a continuation the Transformation footage sees the artist engage directly with the natural world through a journey undertaken (journey) , and a waterfall (arrival); a universal symbol of renewal, healing and ultimately, transformation. Filmed over several hours on location during the heart of winter in the lower Blue Mountains, Transformation exposes the artists body to the elements. While the figure is Welch, the symbolism is universal. She embodies a lineage of women through time as a homage to all women – past, present, future. The journey sequence is a celebration of our unique connection to nature, our shared strength and resilience, the cycle of life, mortality – the arrival scene is an act of transformation, both mythical and personal, local and universal. Provenance: Altered States, Shoalhaven Regional Gallery, NSW, 30 November 2019 – 8 February 2020. Sydney Contemporary, Carriageworks, Sydney, September 2019. Black Box Projects, MAY SPACE, 28 August - 15 September 2019. Naked & Nude Art Prize 2019, Manning Regional Art Gallery, NSW, 7 September - 13 October 2019. Artstate Bathurst - 2018, Tremain's Mill, Bathurst, 31 October - 5 November 2018.
Nicole Welch - TRANSFORMATION
Transformation - arrival Installation at Tremains Mill for ArtState Bathurst, 2018 two channel HD video installation with sound, suspended 16:9 back to back screens, 1 tonne quartz rock sourced from Fremantle NSW Installation Tremains Mill ArtState Bathurst The moving image work Transformation is the latest instalment in Nicole Welch’s ongoing Self series, which was initiated as part of her Illumination works in 2012. In these cinematic works Welch uses her body as an apparatus and the landscape as a tableau. Undertaking performances in the wilderness Welch explores the symbiotic relationship humans have with the natural world to reveal the fragility and strength of both. As a continuation the Transformation footage sees the artist engage directly with the natural world through a journey undertaken (journey) , and a waterfall (arrival); a universal symbol of renewal, healing and ultimately, transformation. Filmed over several hours on location during the heart of winter in the lower Blue Mountains, Transformation exposes the artists body to the elements. While the figure is Welch, the symbolism is universal. She embodies a lineage of women through time as a homage to all women – past, present, future. The journey sequence is a celebration of our unique connection to nature, our shared strength and resilience, the cycle of life, mortality – the arrival scene is an act of transformation, both mythical and personal, local and universal. Provenance: Altered States, Shoalhaven Regional Gallery, NSW, 30 November 2019 – 8 February 2020. Sydney Contemporary, Carriageworks, Sydney, September 2019. Black Box Projects, MAY SPACE, 28 August - 15 September 2019. Naked & Nude Art Prize 2019, Manning Regional Art Gallery, NSW, 7 September - 13 October 2019. Artstate Bathurst - 2018, Tremain's Mill, Bathurst, 31 October - 5 November 2018.