Parrasch Heijnen, Los Angeles
Washington DC, United States
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Neon Parc, Melbourne
Heide MOMA, Melbourne
Missing Persons, Melbourne
COMA Gallery, Sydney
Singapore Biennale, Singapore
National Art School, Sydney
Parrasch Heijnen, Los Angeles
Bundanon Art Museum, Bundanon
COMA Gallery, Sydney
RISING, Melbourne
MUMA Monash, Melbourne
Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne
(1) Dessert, 2021, cornflakes, epoxyglass resin, sand, pigments, coloured gap filler
(2) Nose-based Snail Platter, 2021, metal tray, wooden spoons, play dough, PVA glue and air dried clay
(3) Ostrich Eggs, 2021, polystyrene, epoxy dough, polyurethane pigments
(4) Automobile Brush, 2021, chicken wireman polyurethane foam, feathers, PVA glue, paper pulp, bristles, spray paint, 7 x 50 x 29 cm
(5) Tickler, 2021, chickenwire, epoxy dough, ostrich feathers, spray paint, 9 x 55 x 30 cm
(6) Sniffler, 2021, wood, chicken wire, epoxy resin, plaster bandage, sand, polyurethane pigments, spray paint, epoxy dough, 34 x 60 x 21 cm
(7) Creamed Angel, 2021, wood, rope, cement, sand, oxides, epoxy resin, spray paint, paper pulp, construction adhesive, polyurethane sealant, 63 x 37 x 36 cm
(8) Macaroni Chair, 2021, welded steel, polyurethane foam, chicken wire, epoxy resin, macaroni, acrylic paint, spray paint, epoxy glass resin, epoxy dough, 164 x 52 x 95 cm
(9) Laundry, 2021, stockings, cushion filling, clothes dryer, acrylic paint, spray paint, ostrich feather, 124x98×76cm
(10) Cakequeen123, 2021, wood, foam board, chicken wire, plaster bandage, cement, sand, sealant, acrylic paint, house paint, paper mix, polystyrene, strap, epoxy resin, sand, polyurethane pigments, 217 x 62 x 45 cm
(11) Shoe Polisher, 2021, wood, chicken wire, polyurethane foam, plaster bandage, plaster, epoxy dough, epoxy resin, sand, polyurethane pigments, acrylic paint, 129 x 42 x 20 cm
(12) Pillow Fight, 2021, feathers, PVA glue, acrylic paint, shaving cream, cement, sand, polyurethane foam, 69 x 28 x 26 cm
(13) Petrol Cleaner, 2021, wood, chicken wire, feathers, oil-based modelling clay, monster clay, sand, epoxy resin, polyurethane pigments, 45 x 43 x 15 cm
(14) Clogger, 2021, wood, chicken wire, polyurethane foam, plaster bandage, plaster, coconut fibre, wigs, acrylic paint, PVA glue, house paint, 147 x 69 x 35 cm
(15) Washing Machine, 2021, welded steel, polyurethane foam, chicken wire, epoxy resin, fabrics, spray paint, 157 x 96 x 45 cm
(16) Music Shelf, 2021, wood, chickenwire, polyurethane foam, cement, sand, house paint, epoxy dough, spray paint, 124 x 51 x 35 cm
(17) Birdbrush, 2021, welded steel, chicken wire, plaster bandage, plaster, epoxy dough, broom bristles, spray paint, acrylic paint, 220 x 113 x 49 cm
(18) Couch Cake, 2021, welded steel, chickenwire, polyurethane foam, cushions, plaster, fabric, house paint, mover's dolly, coloured gap filler, 198 x 110 x 105 cm
(19) Drooper 216B, 2021, wood, chickenwire, polyurethane foam, plaster bandage, plaster, epoxy resin, polyurethane pigments, 143 x 54 x 57 cm
October 30–January 30 2022
Imagination informs all aspects of Nordin’s practice. Her work reveals her ceaseless desire to invent, and the scenarios and narratives she uses to describe her work are as idiosyncratic as the way she reconfigures the language of formal abstraction. And while we feel an affinity with it, there is always something unexpected. The titular sculpture Birdbrush sits in the middle of the gallery, a sentinel indicating a division in pathways. Loops of fleshy pink create a slender standing form with an elongated ‘neck’ of stiff bristles, topped off by a tiny purple cap, hovering somewhere between a museological model of a long extinct creature and a bottlebrush for a giant.Birdbrush is also a clue to understanding the thinking behind Nordin’s exhibition.
- Julia Powles, Curator of Birdbrush and Other Essentials