Stable
2016, Hardwood ladder, photographic prints on organza, 275 x 45.5 x 5 cm
Installation Photography: Ian Hobbs
Articulate Project Space, Sydney
Artist Statement 2016
The ladder in this work is very old, at least one hundred and fifteen years old. It has come from the stables at Centennial Parklands Equestrian Centre, formally known as Moore Park Showgrounds, the original boarding facility for horses and livestock at The Royal Easter Show. The ladder emits palpable memories. It wears layers of dirt and paint and there is exposed raw wood; hardwood. Obscuring the view between the rungs of the ladder horse brands, printed on fabric that has a ghost like quality about it, do not quite reveal themselves, evading capture.