1. Patricia Amorim, 2023, Body Presence Identity , Projection and embroidery on hammocks. NFS
2. Desmond Mah, 2022, I exist because you exist, synthetic polymer, wire, motorised, pir sensor, arduino, cable. POA
3. Desmond Mah, 2023, Forever enthralled, acrylic, chinese ink, mixed media, xuan paper, bamboo. POA
4. Desmond Mah, 2023, The sky is the limit, acrylic, mixed media, xuan paper, bamboo, sand. POA
5. Tami Xiang, 2013-2023, Locks of Hometown, transparent silk. $2,800
6. Shanti Gelmi, 2023,
6a. Egg Series #9, Ink drawing on paper $380
6b. Egg Series #2, Paper Cut Drawing Watercolour paper $820
6c. Egg Series #1, Embossed Print Open edition print on Khadi Handmade Paper $480
6d. Egg Series #2 Ink drawing on paper $380
6e. Egg Series #5 Ink drawing on paper $380
6f. Egg Series #2, Embossed Print Open edition print on Khadi Handmade Paper $480
6g. Egg Series #4, Paper Cut Drawing Watercolour paper $820
6h. Egg Series #8 2023 Ink drawing on paper $380
7, Shanti Gelmi, 2023,
7a. Egg Series #6 2023 Ink drawing on paper $380
7b. Egg Series #4 2023 Ink drawing and gold leaf on paper $380
7c. Egg Series #5, Paper Cut Drawing 2023 Watercolour paper $820
8, Shanti Gelmi, 2023, To Pillage and Protect, duck eggs, shellac, gold pigment, wood, paint, rubber. POA
9. Deborah Worthy-Collins, 2023,
9a. Waste Deep #1 2023 Kitchen scraps, rust, resin, paper, lemon grass, dill and coriander stalks, thread and used fabric. $200
9b. Waste Deep #2 2023 Kitchen scraps, rust, resin, paper, lemon grass, dill and coriander stalks, thread and used fabric. $250
9c. Waste Deep #3 2023 Kitchen scraps, rust, resin, paper, lemon grass, dill and coriander stalks, thread and used fabric. $200
9d. Waste Deep #4 2023 Kitchen scraps, rust, resin, paper, lemon grass, dill and coriander stalks, thread and used fabric. $200
9e. Waste Deep #5 2023 Kitchen scraps, rust, resin, paper, lemon grass, dill and coriander stalks, thread and used fabric. $300
9f. Waste Deep #6 2023 Kitchen scraps, rust, resin, paper, lemon grass, dill and coriander stalks, thread and used fabric. $300
9g. Waste Deep #7 2023 Kitchen scraps, rust, resin, paper, lemon grass, dill and coriander stalks, thread and used fabric. $150
9h. Waste Deep #8 2023 Kitchen scraps, rust, resin, paper, lemon grass, dill and coriander stalks, thread and used fabric. $200
9i. Waste Deep #9 2023 Kitchen scraps, rust, resin, paper, lemon grass, dill and coriander stalks, thread and used fabric. $200
10. Deborah Worthy-Collins, 2023, Our lady of perpetual washing and healing wounds, pray for us, lemon grass, thread and used fabric. POA
2. Desmond Mah, 2022, I exist because you exist, synthetic polymer, wire, motorised, pir sensor, arduino, cable. POA
3. Desmond Mah, 2023, Forever enthralled, acrylic, chinese ink, mixed media, xuan paper, bamboo. POA
4. Desmond Mah, 2023, The sky is the limit, acrylic, mixed media, xuan paper, bamboo, sand. POA
5. Tami Xiang, 2013-2023, Locks of Hometown, transparent silk. $2,800
6. Shanti Gelmi, 2023,
6a. Egg Series #9, Ink drawing on paper $380
6b. Egg Series #2, Paper Cut Drawing Watercolour paper $820
6c. Egg Series #1, Embossed Print Open edition print on Khadi Handmade Paper $480
6d. Egg Series #2 Ink drawing on paper $380
6e. Egg Series #5 Ink drawing on paper $380
6f. Egg Series #2, Embossed Print Open edition print on Khadi Handmade Paper $480
6g. Egg Series #4, Paper Cut Drawing Watercolour paper $820
6h. Egg Series #8 2023 Ink drawing on paper $380
7, Shanti Gelmi, 2023,
7a. Egg Series #6 2023 Ink drawing on paper $380
7b. Egg Series #4 2023 Ink drawing and gold leaf on paper $380
7c. Egg Series #5, Paper Cut Drawing 2023 Watercolour paper $820
8, Shanti Gelmi, 2023, To Pillage and Protect, duck eggs, shellac, gold pigment, wood, paint, rubber. POA
9. Deborah Worthy-Collins, 2023,
9a. Waste Deep #1 2023 Kitchen scraps, rust, resin, paper, lemon grass, dill and coriander stalks, thread and used fabric. $200
9b. Waste Deep #2 2023 Kitchen scraps, rust, resin, paper, lemon grass, dill and coriander stalks, thread and used fabric. $250
9c. Waste Deep #3 2023 Kitchen scraps, rust, resin, paper, lemon grass, dill and coriander stalks, thread and used fabric. $200
9d. Waste Deep #4 2023 Kitchen scraps, rust, resin, paper, lemon grass, dill and coriander stalks, thread and used fabric. $200
9e. Waste Deep #5 2023 Kitchen scraps, rust, resin, paper, lemon grass, dill and coriander stalks, thread and used fabric. $300
9f. Waste Deep #6 2023 Kitchen scraps, rust, resin, paper, lemon grass, dill and coriander stalks, thread and used fabric. $300
9g. Waste Deep #7 2023 Kitchen scraps, rust, resin, paper, lemon grass, dill and coriander stalks, thread and used fabric. $150
9h. Waste Deep #8 2023 Kitchen scraps, rust, resin, paper, lemon grass, dill and coriander stalks, thread and used fabric. $200
9i. Waste Deep #9 2023 Kitchen scraps, rust, resin, paper, lemon grass, dill and coriander stalks, thread and used fabric. $200
10. Deborah Worthy-Collins, 2023, Our lady of perpetual washing and healing wounds, pray for us, lemon grass, thread and used fabric. POA
The exhibition ‘(Re)Borrowing Arrows with Thatched Boats’ centres around the Chinese idiom or chengyu "草船借箭". This chengyu was coined from a military strategy developed by Zhuge Liang during the Three Kingdoms Period in China. The strategy involved using decoy boats filled with straw to trick the enemy into wasting their arrows, which were later retrieved and used to launch a successful attack.
Chengyu are idiomatic expressions in the Chinese language that encapsulate cultural, historical, and philosophical concepts in a concise and memorable way. They have been used in literature, poetry, and everyday conversation for centuries. However, despite the presence of Chinese Diaspora in Western Australia, this aspect of Chinese culture is not visible to the broader public.
The artists will use 草船借箭 as a catalyst to navigate their worlds, and process their personal histories, experiences and memories. These Boorloo-based artists will produce their body of works collectively as a poetic metaphor.
Chengyu are idiomatic expressions in the Chinese language that encapsulate cultural, historical, and philosophical concepts in a concise and memorable way. They have been used in literature, poetry, and everyday conversation for centuries. However, despite the presence of Chinese Diaspora in Western Australia, this aspect of Chinese culture is not visible to the broader public.
The artists will use 草船借箭 as a catalyst to navigate their worlds, and process their personal histories, experiences and memories. These Boorloo-based artists will produce their body of works collectively as a poetic metaphor.
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Curator Projects
Patricia Amorim
Shanti Gelmi
Desmond Mah
Deborah Worthy-Collins
Tami Xiang