Station 7

Untitled
Studio scraps, test pieces, failures and project remnants
120 x 145 cm
Photographer: Tim Ognenis

I was interested in the suggestion of physical labour and reflection on human failings inherent within this station. There is an acknowledgement of our fallibility in the fall but also a sense of celebration in being able to continue by way of a symbolic and transformative act. On the one hand this is a gift but at the same time a heavy weight to hold. These are the qualities reflected in my work.

The work is a covering taking the form of a chasuble and constructed from all the failed works, test pieces and remnants found in my studio to date. I wanted to give them status by honouring them as an important part of my practice and transform them through a symbolic gesture. The work has physical weight. It is a monument to time spent, a meditation on labour and a celebration of lessons learnt and the inherent potential for reformation through failure.

Biography

Clare Peake (b. 1984 Geraldton, lives in Broome WA) graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Art) from Curtin University in 2006 and completed postgraduate studies in Anthropology at the University of Western Australia in 2010. Clare was selected as a finalist in the 2017 Ramsay Art Prize (Art Gallery South Australia) and has contributed to a number of significant solo and group shows, notably, all matter has a past, at Verge Gallery, Sydney (2017), Every Dog Will Have its’ Day at Casula Powerhouse, Sydney (2017) as well as recent exhibitions at Bus Projects and 7th Gallery in Melbourne. In 2016 Clare also undertook a 3-month residency at Artspace, Sydney.