Miranda Johnson, Author at Seesawmag

Jess Tan, sssssquirl, 2022, Courtesy of the artist and sweet pea, Photo: Jack Ball A work by Jess Tan that is make of what look like paper cut into repeating shapes that have been threaded together in a loosely spiralling shape. Twigs are also attached. The overall effect is like a pastel green bird. A spiralling journey into the magical universe

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A spiralling journey into the magical universe

27 July 2022

Jess Tan’s new exhibition ‘inner ear’ invites the viewer to focus on the process rather than the product, and Miranda Johnson embraces it.

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Cultures converge on our shores

23 February 2022

‘Strangers on the Shore’ is a sensitive reflection on WA’s history of ocean arrivals, says Miranda Johnson… but who is missing?

An image of an artwork from the Undertow exhibition, predominantly blue with a variety of white marks, including printed impressions of nets Ocean casts its spell

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Ocean casts its spell

15 February 2022

Moments of personal connection and culture are showcased through experiences of the ocean and life at its shore, as Miranda Johnson writes.

Yabini Kickett I want to go home but they killed her 2020. Eco/rust dyed cotton, emu feather, opal, white ochre, charcoal, spray paint, Pycnoporus coccineus and Eremophlia staining and photographic print, 54 x 50 cm. State Art Collection, Art Gallery of Western Australia. Purchased through the Art Gallery of Western Australia Foundation: Covid-19 Arts Stimulus Package, 2020. A traditional Aboriginal coat, made of skins and feathers. On the back is printed

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A coming of age for our State flagship gallery

11 November 2021

The Art Gallery of WA’s transformation is so complete that you might feel like a tourist in your own town, observes Miranda Johnson.

Jacobus Capone, 'Echo & Abyss', 2018, Synchronised 10 Channel HD Video, dimension: variable. Photo: courtesy the artist and Moore Contemporary A man stands on a rocky outcrop in the midst of a cold and barren landscape. There is snow on the ground and fog in the background. Journeys into the stormy heart

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Journeys into the stormy heart

11 August 2021

This year’s stormy weather makes a perfect backdrop for an exhibition that pits the breadth of human existence against fragile landscapes, writes Miranda Johnson.

Alison Kennedy (VIC)
ICU, 2019
240 x 300cm
white ink screenprint
on 30 high impact
polystyrene panel
1/1 Meshing old traditions with new technologies

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Meshing old traditions with new technologies

10 June 2021

With a broad definition of what constitutes “print”, the Fremantle Arts Centre Print Award’s openness to boundary-pushing work is one of its greatest strengths, says Miranda Johnson.

Olga Cironis, Echo, 2021, still from single-channel digital video with sound, duration 3:55 min, ed. 1/5, courtesy the artist and Art Collective WA. This project has been made possible with the support of the Minderoo Foundation. A young woman stands in a desert setting, framed by a blue sky. She wears a dress with puffed sleeves and a full skirt, made of camouflage fabric. She also wears a string of pearls. She gazes beyond the camera. The disruption and solace of Olga Cironis

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The disruption and solace of Olga Cironis

14 April 2021

Woven together with various threads, including human hair, ‘Dislocation’ is an appropriate title for a survey of the works of local artist Olga Cironis, discovers Miranda Johnson.

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Tragedy at the heart of paradise

16 February 2021

Leyla Stevens’ exhibition ‘Dua Dunia’ brings idyllic Bali’s painful and brutal past sharply into focus, Miranda Johnson discovers.

'Leaving LA'. Photo: Cam Campbell A close up shot of a zoetrope. It stands on a checkerboard circle and tiny figures are placed in circles on the board. In the background, out of focus are Tee Ken Ng and Tim Minchin. 2D world for a 3D friendship

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2D world for a 3D friendship

16 February 2021

Created for Tim Minchin’s 2020 single “Leaving LA”, the skill and imagination in Tee Ken Ng’s meticulously crafted zoetropes put Miranda Johnson in an admiring spin.

A view of the exhibition 'sorry I was/am too much'. The works are displayed against a wall that is painted with a pink wavy shape against a white background. In the foreground is a portrait of a man wearing sunglasses and a pink shirt. An unlikely but effective double act

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An unlikely but effective double act

6 January 2021

On the face of it artists Carla Adams and Albert Tucker are an odd couple, but as Miranda Johnson discovers, their works reverberate off one another in ways that reveal the powerful and damaging impact of social expectations.

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Seesaw Magazine acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands on which we work and live, the Whadjuk people of the Noongar Nation. We acknowledge and respect their continuing culture and the contribution they make to the life of this city and this region.
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