art > Landscape with Grave: Inherited Loss and Representation (2016)

Landscape with Grave (gallery 3 view)
cast-iron, bronze, resin, steel, steel table, cast-lead, prosthetic teeth, graphite on cartridge
dimensions variable
2016
Landscape with Grave (gallery 3 view)
cast-iron, bronze, framed vintage postcard, found artificial flowers
dimensions variable
2016
Journey of Articulation (detail)
cast-lead, prosthetic teeth, steel table, enamel
150 x 96 x 45cm
2013
Through the Trees
graphite on Fabriano 300gsm cartridge
4.8 x 1.4m
2016
Shrouds
bronze, steel, resin
280 x 70 x 35cm
2015
Terra/Corpus
bronze, patina
240 x 63 x 7cm
2016
The Angelus (after 1859 original by Jean-Francois Millet)
framed vintage postcard, reclaimed artificial cemetery flowers
33 x 31 x 3cm
2016
The Angelus (detail - after 1859 original by Jean-Francois Millet)
framed vintage postcard
frame 33 x 31 x 3cm
2016
The Angelus and Pile of Graves
framed vintage postcard, reclaimed artificial cemetery flowers, bronze, patina
dimensions variable
2016
Landscape with Grave (gallery 4 view)
framed F.M.Needham original water-colours c.1880's, The Australian Irrigation Colonies (1888 original edition), F.M.Needham diary (1909), antique display table, acrylic display cover
dimensions variable
2016
F. M. Needham originals (with Lead Rocks)
framed F.M.Needham original water-colours c.1880's, The Australian Irrigation Colonies (1888 original edition), antique display table, acrylic display cover, cast-lead, prosthetic teeth
dimensions variable
2016
Sacred Memory (with Inverse Plaque)
dental plaster, cold-cast aluminium and ash, graphite
74 x 54 x 6cm; plaque 33 x 34 x 27cm
2016
Inverse Plaque
cold-cast aluminium and ash, graphite
33 x 34 x 27cm
2016
Memory Replica (erased mirror)
dental plaster, mirror, steel
74 x 54 x 6cm
2016
Propositional Enshrinement (with Lead Rocks)
dental plaster, cast-lead, reclaimed artificial cemetery flowers, steel, prosthetic teeth
59 x 45 x 5cm, flowers and rocks variable
2016
Memory Replica (erased mirror, with Lead Rocks)
dental plaster, mirror, steel, cast-lead, prosthetic teeth
74 x 54 x 6cm, rocks variable
2016
Lead Rocks (detail)
cast-lead, prosthetic teeth
variable
2016
Lead Rocks (head detail)
cast-lead
variable
2016

'Landscape with Grave: Inherited Loss and Representation, explores the Australian landscape through ancestral ties to the pioneer artist Frederick Miller Needham (1840–1910), most known for his illustrations in the book, The Australian Irrigation Colonies (1888) commissioned to endorse the establishment of the settlement towns of Mildura and Renmark. For Michael Needham, revisiting familial and cultural heritage means exploring and reinterpreting representation of landscape, which includes navigating postcolonial sentiments expressing a sense of imbued loss associated with the land.


The exhibition features drawing and new sculptural work by Michael Needham alongside original paintings by F. M. Needham and selected works from the Mildura Arts Centre Collection.