Lyndal Phelps, Birds of Bedford (detail), 2013, found ceramic bird figurine, feathers, series of 7 (ongoing). Photo: Peter Mennim.

February 2023
’Lyndal Phelps: The Secret Life of Objects'
Onespace, Brisbane

As our twenty-first century, screen-based obsessions and increasingly short attention span rob us of an ability to really look and wonder outside of this addictive realm, the significant role played by the vast array of objects stored in our archives, museums, historic houses and historical societies is potentially in peril. Without the minds of curious audiences to activate their physical presence, bringing them into dialogue with contemporary life, what use do they serve? This is the space in which the work of Lyndall Phelps resides.  Read

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