WATER WORLD
or her installation at the 23rd Biennale of Sydney, Clare Milledge cast back to the old draws upon connections between ecology, poetry and waterways,” says the artist. “I have woven sound, glass paintings, textiles and sculpture to invoke a potent watery well of poetic inspiration, surrounded by the nine magical musical trees from the story. The voices of the well are truth-tellers, ecologists, poets and artists. It’s said if the voices of the well are heard, the land will be healthy.” The work’s aquatic essence echoes this year’s Biennale theme – titled rvus after the Latin for ‘stream’ – as well as its setting, jutting out over the Harbour in the newly re-opened Pier 2/3 Event Space at Walsh Bay Arts Precinct. Running until June 13, the Biennale is the first program in the space since its renovation. Pier 2/3 now welcomes the ACO, ATYP and Bell Shakespeare Company.
