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

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

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