This exhibition -was specifically designed for the main space of
the Burnie Regional Art Gallery (BRAG). All the (Tasmanian) images
were printed on silk, hung untethered at the bottom. There were two
main components - one in the volume of the gallery, the other on
the four walls. The volume component was 17 M long, and hung from
ceiling almost to the floor (3M). This component revealed two
separate parts of the magnificent Painted Cliffs on Maria Island.
The second component was on the four gallery walls. This was the
".Visual Magic" part. At the opening there were local models
wearing dresses made from silk printed with my images, mingling
with the audience, plus a highly talented local jazz pianist
playing in the background on a baby grand piano - Viktor Zappner
played my favourite old timer - "Take Five".The opening affair was
video-ed - see this link: https://youtu.be/dyKe56yMJ8w. The
visitors book comments say it all: luscious, exceptional, amazing,
brilliant, stunning, terrific, wonderful, breath taking, superb,
magnificent, spectacular. Some still shots of visitors to the
exhibition are attached. A local, published poet - Mary Kille -
wrote a very insightful & wide-ranging poem about the exhibition.
Unannounced, she showed up at my house, with the poem & some
home-grown tomatoes. The first 3 lines read: "The man with the face
of Puck plays with our senses; each wind flutter fosters a further
intransience, as the magician, once again, ensnares us all". How
absolutely wonderful. To top all that off, in Aug 2019, BRAG bought
for their collection the 7 banner silk art piece called "Painted
Cliffs".
