Moonah Arts Centre: Three Tasmanian artists, one magnificent forest

Image: Resonance, 2016, Lorraine Biggs, Lila Meleisea and Dane Chisholm

Three artists based in Tasmania’s north-east, came together to create a major body of work exploring the magnificent Tasmanian Blue Tier highland forest.

The result is an exciting hybrid show, which opens at Moonah Arts Centre (MAC) at 6pm on Thursday 29 September 2016.

By weaving together individual and collective ideas, findings, sound and visual responses; Lorraine Biggs, Lila Meleisea and Dane Chisholm explore the ecological diversity of the Blue Tier forest’s singular ecosystem.

Resonance – Study of a Landscape will immerse viewers in a visual and surround-sound experience; where every vibration, pattern and harmonic of insect life, plant life, land, water and sky, is interpreted and reinvented for the gallery space.

Lila Meleisea is a musician and sound artist, Lorraine Biggs works mostly with drawing and painting, and Dane Chisholm’s practice incorporates printmaking, drawing, photography, land art and digital image.
While Lila has previously collaborated with both Dane and Lorraine, this will be the first time that all three artists come together to create a body of work.

“We will consider the whole landscape as a complete body where all parts within are connected – including ourselves” says exhibiting artists Lila Meleisea.

“Some of our intellectual considerations will be of resonance, vibration, patterns, harmonics and the golden mean in nature.”

The artists have also created a “graphic score”, an improvised interpretation of which will be performed by professional musicians on the opening night on Thursday 29 September, all welcome.

Resonance – Study of a Landscape will be exhibited at MAC from 30 September to 22 October 2016.

 Opening event 6pm Thursday 29 September
 Moonah Arts Centre, 23-27 Albert Road, Moonah
 Exhibition runs 30 Sep – 22 Oct 2016
 Exhibition open from 10am-5pm Tuesday – Friday and 11am-3pm Saturdays
 Entry to the exhibition is free

This project was assisted through Arts Tasmania by the Minister for the Arts
Claire Elliott