COUNIHAN
GALLERY
IN BRUNSWICK
EXHIBITIONS UNTIL 30 MARCH 2014
Gallery One:
WUNDERKAMMER: THE MUSEUM OF LOST AND FORGOTTEN OBJECTS NADIA MERCURI AND SARAH FIELD Wunderkammer is an exploration of the human desire to dominate, control, and possess, where the artists modify the historical ‘cabinet of curiosities’ of the museum to express contemporary concerns. Nadia Mercuri Wunderkammer 2013 125 x 106 x 45 cm Blown Glass, antique scientific glass, Found objects, antique cabinet Photograph: Andrew Barcham
Gallery Two:
EPITAPH: BIRD SPECIMENS AND THE CULTURE OF COLLECTING BIANCA DURRANT
Bianca Durrant presents new works based on her observations and research of birds of paradise in the natural history collections of the Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin and the Australian Museum. Bianca Durrant Ptiloris paradiseus Paradise Riflebird 2013 (detail) Ink and synthetic polymer paint on linen 40 x 60 cm Image courtesy of the artist
Counihan Gallery In Brunswick
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