Of sorrow and release
Robotics and programming: About Turn
Sail design and construction: Anthony Aitch
Exhibition text: Ellen Greig
Of sorrow and release, was commissioned for Overlapping Magisteria: The 2020 Macfarlane Commissions which was held at the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art (ACCA) between 5 Dec 2020–14 Mar 2021.
Curators: Max Delany and Miriam Kelly
Artists in the exhibition: Robert Andrew, Mimosa Echard, Sam Petersen and Isadora Vaughan
You can read more about the exhibition here.
Watch an interview about my the studio process below, and about all the artwork in the exhibition here.
Part of the development of the work for this exhibition was supported by the NSW Government through Create New South Wales.
Sidney McMahon, Of sorrow and release 2020, installation view, Overlapping Magisteria: The 2020 Macfarlane Commissions, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne. Commissioned by ACCA and The Macfarlane Fund. Photograph: Andrew Curtis
Sidney McMahon, Of sorrow and release 2020, installation view, Overlapping Magisteria: The 2020 Macfarlane Commissions, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne. Commissioned by ACCA and The Macfarlane Fund. Photograph: Andrew Curtis
Sidney McMahon, Of sorrow and release 2020, installation view, Overlapping Magisteria: The 2020 Macfarlane Commissions, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne. Commissioned by ACCA and The Macfarlane Fund. Photograph: Andrew Curtis
Sidney McMahon, Of sorrow and release 2020, installation view, Overlapping Magisteria: The 2020 Macfarlane Commissions, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne. Commissioned by ACCA and The Macfarlane Fund. Photograph: Andrew Curtis
Sidney McMahon, Of sorrow and release 2020, installation view, Overlapping Magisteria: The 2020 Macfarlane Commissions, Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, Melbourne. Commissioned by ACCA and The Macfarlane Fund. Photograph: Andrew Curtis