Here and Not Here  I  curated by Andrew Frost  I  Cementa 19

Here and Not Here explores the contemporary condition of the regions through the work of artists who not only live there, but whose work focuses on the history and culture of regional places. Through the work of seven artists who live in the Mid West and Central West of NSW, the project looks at how history is under a constant state of erasure, from the changing environment, to the slow decay of historic sites and towns, to the slow forgetting of cultures, languages and place.

Karen Golland  I  2019  I  The Lost Plots  I  curated by Andrew Frost  I  Here and Not Here  I  Cementa 19

My Nan cut stuff out of the newspaper. She clipped out things that caught her fancy using a pair of gold-handled scissors shaped like a bird. I never asked Nan about these clippings. Precise newspaper cutting was just something she did. In the last decade of her life, Nan cut the paper up in rhythm to the Alzheimers that slowly changed her brain. Select. Collect. Remember. Forget. The clippings from this time present a strange and intimate record of her life and the world around her. The Lost Plots forever sorts these remnants, acknowledging their preciousness and the slippery nature of personal and historical archives.

Karen Golland  I  2019  I  The Lost Plots  I  curated by Andrew Frost  I  Here and Not Here  I  Cementa 19