JULIA MCINERNEY
THE GARDEN
ACE OPEN
2018
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- Julia McInerney, ‘Fall II’, 2018, silver gelatin print on matte paper, 60 x 50 x 2.5cm
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- Julia McInerney, ‘The Law’, 2018, silver gelatin print on matte paper, 120 x 90 x 2.5cm, ed 2 + 2 AP
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- Julia McInerney, ‘Fall I’, 2018, silver gelatin print on matte paper, 60 x 50 x 2.5cm
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- Julia McInerney, ‘Passport’, 2017, silver gelatin print, 40 x 50 cm, ed 3 + 1 AP
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- Julia McInerney, ‘Passport’, 2017, silver gelatin print, 40 x 50 cm, ed 3 + 1 AP
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- Julia McInerney, ‘Passport’, 2017, silver gelatin print, 40 x 50 cm, ed 3 + 1 AP
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- Julia Mcinerney, ‘Rib I (handrail for an entrance)’ (detail), 2018, Fallen applewood, 148 x 3.5cm diameter
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- Julia McInerney, ‘Rib III’, 2018, fallen applewood, 127 x 4cm diameter
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- Julia McInerney, ‘Rib III’, 2018, fallen applewood, 127 x 4cm diameter
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- The Garden (detail), 2018 Hand cast concrete tiles 900 x 1000 x 4cm
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- The Garden (detail), 2018 Hand cast concrete tiles 900 x 1000 x 4cm
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- Installation view of ‘The Garden’ at ACE Open, 2018
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- Installation view of ‘The Garden’ at ACE Open, 2018
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- Installation view of ‘The Garden’ at ACE Open, 2018
EXHIBITION TEXT
Traverse literature and sculpture in The Garden, a new immersive exhibition by Julia McInerney
Building on McInerney’s celebrated previous works, the exhibition expands on her interest in translation between text and material forms, as well as the symbolic significance of the apple. The Garden comprises new photographic works, hand-carved Applewood sculptures, and a large-scale floor installation of hand-cast concrete tiles, all ordered and contained in a monochromatic vista.
Through her ongoing interest in studies of literature and reading, McInerney approaches Walter Benjamin’s idea of ‘reading oneself backwards’ in The Garden. How can our recollection of past events inform our present and future experiences?