Jacqueline Spedding, Shelter, 2014. Photograph by Ona Janzen
Jacqueline Spedding, Shelter, 2014. Photograph by Ona Janzen
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Jacqueline Spedding, Shelter, 2014. Photograph by Ona Janzen
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SHELTER, WOODFORD ACADEMY, 2014-15
Jacqueline Spedding, Shelter. 2014-15. A site-specific installation of found materials, organic material, ceramic objects, plaster.
Shelter, Woodford Academy, 2014-15
Shelter is an installation that explores the multi-layered history of habitation and use of the National Trust of Australia's Woodford Academy. History is imprinted throughout the building and is a tangible, lived experience for visitors moving throughout its many rooms. In a similar way, the shells of cicadas are a record of the life of the creatures that have emerged from them. Both the house and the shells are remnant dwellings that record time and the rhythm of life, past and present.
Over the three open days, the exhibition grew to include new sites throughout the house, inviting a continued conversation about change and transformation. Starting in the 'sewing room', the installation expanded to the hallway and finally the school room where the master, John McManamey, encouraged students to 'make their mark in history' by engraving their school desks with their names. The school room looks out to the front of the property where a huge gum tree dominates the grounds.
Shelter, Woodford Academy, 2014-15
Shelter is an installation that explores the multi-layered history of habitation and use of the National Trust of Australia's Woodford Academy. History is imprinted throughout the building and is a tangible, lived experience for visitors moving throughout its many rooms. In a similar way, the shells of cicadas are a record of the life of the creatures that have emerged from them. Both the house and the shells are remnant dwellings that record time and the rhythm of life, past and present.
Over the three open days, the exhibition grew to include new sites throughout the house, inviting a continued conversation about change and transformation. Starting in the 'sewing room', the installation expanded to the hallway and finally the school room where the master, John McManamey, encouraged students to 'make their mark in history' by engraving their school desks with their names. The school room looks out to the front of the property where a huge gum tree dominates the grounds.