Still scene: Tableau Vivant and the Unobserved, 2016, Nicola Kaye, Stephen Terry.
Tableau Vivant and the Unobserved visually questions how history is made, commemorated and forgotten. Through digital art installation, Nicola Kaye and Stephen Terry expose the unobserved and manipulate our perception of the past. Their work juxtaposes archival and contemporary imagery to create an experience for the visitor where unobserved lives from the archive collide with the contemporary world.
Tableau Vivant and the Unobserved is the culmination of the State Library’s inaugural J.S. Battye Creative Fellowship. The Creative Fellowship aims to enhance engagement with the Library’s heritage collections and provide new experiences for the public.
Artists floor talk
Thursday 6 April, 6pm
Ground Floor Gallery, State Library of Western Australia.
Nicola Kaye and Stephen Terry walk you through Tableau Vivant and the Unobserved
In conversation with the J.S. Battye Creative Fellows
Thursday 27 April, 6pm
State Library Theatre.
How can contemporary art lead to new discoveries about collections and ways of engaging with history? Nicola Kaye and Stephen Terry will discuss this idea drawing from the experience of creating Tableau Vivant and the Unobserved.
Tableau Vivant and the Unobserved is showing at the State Library from 4 April – 12 May 2017.
For more information visit: www.slwa.wa.gov.au
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