APT6 | Hiraki Sawa (Japan/London) | (Part 1 of 2) | Artist Talk | 05.12.2009

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Hiraki Sawas video animations are subtle reflections on ideas of time and motion, travel and mobility, displacement and dislocation. Having lived between London and Japan for many years, cultural mobility has formed a key reference for his work. An ongoing strand of Sawas work has been the nature of fantasy, and his narrative sequences are often about journeying into real, subconscious or imagined worlds. Sawa has recently expanded his practice to include elaborate multi-screen installations, such as Hako 2007, which features six screens depicting coastal areas in Japan and the United Kingdom. This focus on the natural world acts as a vehicle for his interest in transformation while moving beyond the contained interiors of earlier works, and enables multiple narratives and perspectives. For APT6, Sawa will produce a new multi-channel video work responding to aspects of the Australian landscape. Experience the buzz of the Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT6) opening weekend at the Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA) and Queensland Art Gallery (QAG), Brisbane, Queensland, in December 2009. Two days of artist talks, discussions, in-conversations and artist performances.

Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT6), 5 December 2009 - 5 April 2010, Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA), Brisbane, Australia

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