My work The Transformation Of Things was recently exhibited in Abstract/Object for At The Vanishing Point. It was accompanied by text explaining the work. The idea for ‘The Transformation of Things’ came from the Ancient Greek word, ‘psyche’. Its first meaning is “spirit, breath, life or animating force”, commonly interpreted as the soul. But it … More Abject/Obstruct
I recently exhibited a number of works from a series I’ve been working on. I began by presenting Hand Piece #1, along with video documentation of the performance, in the Living Space exhibition for At The Vanishing Point, which I also curated. I later performed a work called Chisel Piece for the actingUP exhibition also … More Critical Tension
My work In Exitu Israel de Aegypto was recently exhibited in Hidden: A Rookwood Sculpture Walk. It was accompanied by text and audio explaining the work. “In exitu Israel de Aegypto is an acknowledgement of death and its spiritual significance for the dying and those they leave behind. The work consists of several tonnes of … More Hidden Revealed
My work Circumcision (2008) was recently exhibited in the show ReImag(in)ing SomaSex and I was prompted to reconsider some of the ideas that had been in my head when I originally performed the work. The exhibition was mainly focused on ideas of body, gender and sexuality, so I have focused on this aspect of my … More ReImag(in)ing Circumcision
For the 2008 Undergraduate Degree Show at Sydney College of the Arts I presented three works under the collective heading, Collected (2008). These works were linked by themes of meditation and maturation, struggle and spiritual growth. Quercus/Augustus is a meditation on the tree as a motif for ascension. This tree encompasses many ideas, like Beuys’ … More Collected
Untitled was a group show at At The Vanishing Point in Newtown, showcasing undergraduate art in Sydney. My contribution to the show was a video installation, Leviathan/Ouroboros. The following is an excerpt from my Honours research paper: The work refers to the hermetic concept of a life divided into polar opposites to explain our feelings … More Untitled Understood
lampoon /lampoon/ • verb publicly satirize or ridicule. • noun a satirical attack. — ORIGIN French lampon, said to be from lampons ‘let us drink’. Mike Parr and Peter Kennedy’s 1972 film Idea Demonstrations sits with commanding gravitas at the headwaters of Australian performance and conceptual art history. The film documents a series of twenty-four … More Seminal Fluids
My Body, My Business was a group show at At The Vanishing Point in Newtown, dealing with issues relating to the body. My contribution to the show was a video of my performance, Circumcision. It was accompanied by a small artist’s statement: The performance piece, Circumcision, explores notions of catharsis and the possibility of its … More My Body, My Business
Notes from the Fall was a show of acrylic drawings at the Silver Spoon Gallery in Balmain, dealing with notions of falling and failure. The diagrams from the exhibition contrast various myths and ideas about falling in an investigation of the fundamentally broken nature of humanity. Hans/Icare compares the tragic death of the artist Bas … More Notes from the Fall
Tom Isaacs 