Elliat Rich at Canberra Glassworks. Curated by Aimee Frodsham. For thousands of years humans have tried to understand the cosmos and our place within it. Each era, environment and people brought with them technologies, language, interpretations and stories of these beliefs and theories. As humans living in the 21st century we have tools to see and measure the beginning of our universe, great underground rings that allow us to collide particles together, and webs of communication that help us share this knowledge. As we gather information about the cosmos, from the macro to the micro, we have forgotten to keep asking how we fit within it. While new scientific lenses on our planet reveal the unfathomable complexity, stunning uniqueness and exquisite beauty around us, we have lost the cultural practices that embed this knowledge. It sits adjacent to how we live, how we organise, what we give value to and how we treat each other – all ‘others’. While as modern humans we dismiss and devalue the world views of 99% of our ancestors we offer no enriched cohesive narratives that have held humans to and within their places.
Opening Hours | Wednesday to Sunday 10am – 4pm
Entry to this exhibition is free | No bookings required
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Elliat Rich is a designer, furniture maker and deep thinker who has created a multi-faceted creative practice that is led by curiosity, wonder and the possibilities of the imagination. Based within the complex and enriching ecology of Mparntwe, Alice Springs, Central Australia, she works across a broad-spectrum of design, drawing inspiration from mythology, art, poetry, and the living planet.
Image credit: Elliat Rich | Otherescope, 2020 | Image courtesy of the artist