Lynda Draper at Campbelltown Arts Centre:
We live in precarious times defined by uncertain ecological, economic, social, and technological change. Throughout history, humankind has utilised material culture to mediate loss and modification in the pursuit of personal and collective certainty.
As an artist who primarily works in the ceramic medium, my practice explores the intersection between dreams and reality, shaped by fragmented images from my surrounding environment, recollected memories, and an interest in material culture. My installation for The National 4: Australian Art Now, titled Talismans for Unsettled Times, is composed of an installation of ceramic works set in a deep blue space redolent of the night sky.
For me, realising these works provided
