Andrew Purvis sits down with Julia Robinson to discuss her exhibition The Beckoning Blade at Hugo Michell Gallery. From scythes to smocks, the Burry Man to the Wicker Man, witchfinders and gourdfathers; tune in to hear about the cultural, conceptual, and material considerations that drive Julia’s practice.

Show Notes

• JuliaRobinson.net
• The Beckoning Blade at Hugo Michell Gallery
• Matthew Hopkins - Witchfinder General
• The Burryman
• The Wicker Man (film, 1973, directed by Robin Hardy)
• The Song of Master John Goodfellow
• gourd (fruit)
• The Gourdfather
• Beatrice in the 2020 Adelaide Biennial at Museum of Economic Botany
• Rappaccini’s Daughter
• The Names of the Hare (poem, translated by Seamus Heaney)

Image: Julia Robinson, The Cull, linen, thread, steel, fixings, 110 x 110 x 15cm, 2021, photo Sam Roberts. Julia Robinson is represented by Hugo Michell Gallery. This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through Arts South Australia, its art funding and advisory body.

Andrew Purvis chats with Mark Valenzuela about his journey as an artist and his current exhibition, 'Still Tied to a Tree' at Adelaide Central Gallery. Tune in to hear about his influences and connections to his practice – from Filipino culture, to chess, to the fictitious villain General Zod.

Show Notes

• 2022 SALA Feature Artist
• Still Tied to a Tree at Adelaide Central Gallery
• Book: Mark Valenzuela by Belinda Howden, Anna O’Loughlin [Wakefield Press]
• General Zod [Wikipedia]
• Terraforming
• Agimat (amulet) [Wikipedia
• Opposition (direct opposition) in chess [Wikipedia]

Andrew Purvis sits down with Clem Newchurch to discuss his arts practice and how it ties to his cultural journey. Tune in to hear about Clem’s processes; from collecting natural material and being guided by its properties, to reflecting on museum collections to position his techniques in time and place. They yarn about the recent exhibition KAURNA: Still Here as an outcome of the Guildhouse Collections Project, all while Clem demonstrates weaving techniques for the audience.

Show Notes

• Australian Fifty Dollar Note [wikipedia]
• KAURNA: Still Here [Catalogue (PDF)]
• The Collections Project - Guildhouse
• George French Angas [wikipedia]
• In the Studio with Clem Newchurch - InDaily article
• @ClemNewchurchArt

image: Clem Newchurch, Uncle Peter taking photo of second valley painting, 2022, Digital composition with artist photo and George French Angas, Coast scene near Rapid Bay at sunset, 1847.