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Humour and lightness at PICA amid pandemic gloom

29 August 2022

There’s much that’s relatable in a collection of works created by artists who were confined to WA by the COVID border restrictions, and Craig McKeough finds it surprisingly but pleasantly light-hearted.

Coutney Henri rehearsing Telephone with The Last Great Hunt Rehearsal for The Last Great Hunt's Telephone:A young woman in a sweatshirt holds a landline telephone receiver in one hand, like it is a trophy or a prize, and the telephone itself in the other. The background is coloured in a rainbow spectrum. What to SEE: The Last Great Hunt’s Telephone

What to SEE

What to SEE: The Last Great Hunt’s Telephone

16 August 2022

Theatre makers The Last Great Hunt promise that their latest work will take audiences on a rollercoaster ride through analogue technology.

Monumental. Photo: Bo Wong The Monumental exhibition is filled with orange light. On a screen is a group of dancers, who form a kind of human monument. Behind them we can see the sun, either rising or setting. Powerful work dismantles more than statues

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Powerful work dismantles more than statues

29 March 2022

Amrita Hepi’s compelling video montage leaves Ilona McGuire feeling empowered, hopeful and comforted.

Photo: Cole Baxter A banner made of a section of pink fabric with an orange dillybag and orange fabric hands in front of a screen, on which is projected a pink sky with a white oval shape in the centre. A cup of tea with your art

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A cup of tea with your art

29 March 2022

More than an exhibition, ‘We hold you close’ is an invitation to participate in the spirit and culture of this land, discovers Ilona McGuire.

PICA Sky Cave 'Coming Home'. Photo: Rebecca Mansell Two large hang gliders hang from the roof of a gallery. One is orange and has the word

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Sky Cave reaches lofty heights

27 October 2021

Forged in flight, the stories woven into Amy Perejuan-Capone’s new exhibition enchant Jaimi Wright.

Brendan Ewing, Sarah Nelson and Jacob Lehrer (as cat) A women lies on the sofa, with her arm around a man who sits on the floor in front of the sofa. Next to her is a person wearing an enormous cat mask. Dark comedy rides outside the comfort zone

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Dark comedy rides outside the comfort zone

24 September 2021

Not for those with traditional tastes, Unheimlich thrills Nina Levy with its unsettling themes and black humour.

Laure Prouvost, Lick in the past, 2016, video still_2 A photograph taken from the dashboard of a car. The road stretches towards an arid looking mountain range that stands stark against a blue sky. Tales of two sun-bleached cities

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Tales of two sun-bleached cities

3 August 2021

Named after The Triffid’s 1986 album, ‘Love in Bright Landscapes’ is an exhibition that explores the shiny and seamy sides of Perth and Los Angeles, writes Kim Kirkman, who also takes in two other exhibitions currently on show at PICA.

Promotional image for Your Arts Playground. The words

Podcasts

Introducing Your Arts Playground, Seesaw’s new podcast

30 June 2021

Not sure where to find out what’s happening in WA’s arts scene? Feel like you’re always hearing about the cool new shows, concerts and exhibitions after they’ve finished? Check out Your Arts Playground, a new monthly podcast from Seesaw’s managing editors, Nina Levy and Rosalind Appleby.

Grace Ware, Find a place to sit, 2020. Image courtesy Five images of artist Grace Ware, posing with an inflatable fluorsecent yellow life-jacket type object. She is dressed in black and wears a black face mask. Nurturing passion, hatching fire

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Nurturing passion, hatching fire

13 May 2021

The 24 graduate artists showcased in this year’s “Hatched” exhibition have created a powerful and pensive testimonial to their generation, writes Patrick Gunasekera.

A close up shot of Hannah Foley that focuses on her mouth, which is slightly open as though she is breathing in. Her nose and eyes are out of the frame, highlighting the focus on the mouth. The art of breathing

Q&A

The art of breathing

28 April 2021

Drawing on her training in music and dance, artist Hannah Foley has created a performance work that turns breathing into an artform. Ahead of the work’s appearance in PICA’s annual “Hatched: National Graduate Show”, Nina Levy spoke to Foley to find out more.

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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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