'Disassemble I Reassemble' Exhibition at Caboolture Regional Art Gallery

'Disassemble I Reassemble' Exhibition at Caboolture Regional Art Gallery

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Posted 2015-07-23 by Gallery Girlfollow

Sat 27 Jun 2015 - Sat 29 Aug 2015

Remember your favourite childhood environmental superhero? Holding your fist in the air and calling to the elements like the blue man himself would soon descend from the sky with a cheer of "by your powers combined..."

disassemble | reassemble on now at Caboolture Regional Art Gallery is proving that Captain Planet is still inspiring the thinkers and makers with his special brand of environmental awareness. The exhibition highlights the relationship between humans and nature, and contemplates the attitudes, both caring and careless, that shape human life on the planet.

The artists presented in this exhibition represent a sort of contemporary 'planeteer'. With their powers combined Jane Burton, Svenja Kratz, Peter Madden, Nicola Moss, Polixeni Papapetrou, Hobie Porter, Tony Rice, Kate Shaw and Katarina Vesterberg explore the natural and human degradation and rejuvenation of the environment in an ongoing dialogue between nature and those who inhabit it.

The title, disassemble | reassemble, refers to the cycle of growth, decay and renewal that is apparent in nature: both as a response to seasonal change and as a reaction to natural disasters such as drought, fire and floods. It also speaks of the way human beings have modified the environment through the consumption of natural resources.

disassemble | reassemble demonstrates the heartfelt dedication and care these nine artists have for the natural world and probes the audience to question their relationship with the environment and intervene where they can to promote positive change. In the wise words of Captain Planet, "The power is yours".



The exhibition also features a specialised children's creation station. The Wishing Tree is a special place for children to write a personal message about the environment – a wish, a statement or a picture – to add to this in-progress sculpture that will grow and change over the duration of the exhibition.

Visitors are invited to write their private wishes onto the small paper cards and tie them to the branches of the tree. Over time, the cards will accumulate as leaves and blossoms, and the Wish Tree will become symbolic of the collective power of the hopes and dreams of the community.



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