Opening Date & Hour
05 March – 29 April, 2021
Mon-Fri: 10:00-13:00, 14:00-17:00
China Cultural Centre in Sydney
Level 1 / 151 Castlereagh St, Sydney
Introduction
China Cultural Centre in Sydney now presents a contemporary art exhibition, AIR WATER LOVE, to support International Women’s day 2021. This is the second exhibition privileging a cross-cultural women’s perspective after we successfully hold ‘WHOSE STORY IS THIS?…anyway!’ In 2020. This year, we are honored to have eight women artists from China and Australia to have a dialogue under the same theme, calling for a rethink of the crucial environmental issues. The environment is not actually the problem; rather, it is human behavior. We must identify and bear our responsibilities and rethink how we, as humans, can live together on and with the planet.
Three keyword of water, air and love were selected in this exhibition, to present the relationship between humanity and nature. The eight Chinese and Australian women artists coming together to share their understanding of the world and utilize their art practice in forms of painting, photography, video and sculpture, as a voice reminding us the importance of environmental sustainability.
Ecological civilization and politics, economy and culture are of equal importance in China now. Caring to ecology and environment is a social responsibility for everyone. AIR WATER LOVE highlights the true effects of global warming and climate change. Showing the impacts, offering solutions, and telling real-life accounts, this exhibition is interactive and creative. We hope it will remind people on the importance of ecosystems and how much we rely on them, while deepening cultural exchanges and cooperation between China and Australia.
We would like to express our gratitude to Nicholas Tsoutas, the curator of this exhibition for his unique vision and concern for destiny of mankind.
Artists at a glance
Anne Zahalka
Anne Zahalka is a photo-media artist whose practice addresses environmental concerns and the ecological disasters unfolding globally and in her country. In the Wild Life in the Age of the Anthropocene series, Zahalka re-imagines early Indian dioramas from the Natural History Museum, Mumbai, to mark out unsettling ethical and environmental issues.
She has exhibited extensively in Australia and internationally for over 30 years and has held over 40 solo exhibitions.
Flocking Flamingos, 2018
Pigment ink on canvas
100x 150cm
Resonant Flows: Parramatta River, Lane Cove River, Middle Harbour, 2021
Cindy Yuen-Zhe Chen
These works explore the interdependent relationships that exist between our bodies, places and water, and draws attention to the meaningful connections that we create through our actions.
Anne Graham
Anne Grahams research interests focus on an investigation of identity and space, she is particularly concerned with creativity and its role in the formation of identity. She creates portraits of places and people, their histories, their environments and their spaces.
The Gardens of Stone, 2020
Wool, Steel, Wood, Dye
Dimensions variable
Incidence of Appearance, 2016
Dimensions variable
Noelene Lucas
Dr Noelene Lucas is a Sydney based sculpture, video installation artist. Noelene is an artist, lecturer, and writer who has worked in Japan, Thailand, USA, Germany, Finland and France with a PhD of ANU Canberra.
Maddison Gibbs
The cycle is a continuation of culture and act of life giving. The contested landscapes since colonisation still burn today. Our spirits and people can not rest until the contested social landscapes are redressed. The sovereignty fire must keep burning.
“WHEN OUR VOICES ARE CENSORED,
OUR SPIRITS MAKE NOISE “ 2020
Jarrah wood
Zen
Book pages
approx 30-50cm
Bingbing Chen
I’ve always known life is a long road. Before embarking on the journey of life, we need to master skills. Painting is the only skill I’ve mastered, a good one for that matter. But of course, observing and analyzing the world is an extra skill that I have. And I hope that, armed with these skills, I hold a sword that can cut worldly hypocrisy.
Pamela See
Burning River landscape papercuts inform investors about the nature of the land that they purchase.
Depicted in these two compositions are a critically endangered Murry River Cod and a threatened Black necked stork.
For Tomorrow’s Ancestors,2019
Arches watercolour paper and acid free glue
dimension variable
Light. 2020
Acrylic on canvas
150cm X 100cm
Hong Li
Mobility is constrained. So love should leapfrog over race, ideology, mountains, across the plains and oceans to connect the world horizontally and vertically with love. With air water and love, we will face the challenges of the earth together.
Visit CCC Sydney in person to explore the complete women artists exhibition!
05 March – 29 April, 2021
Mon-Fri: 10:00-13:00, 14:00-17:00
China Cultural Centre in Sydney
Level 1 / 151 Castlereagh St, Sydney
