Curator
banner image: Meeting self - working with what is by Kerstin Cuming
Photograph by Stephan Klemm
This catalogue documents the forty sites and the artists involved in the fifth iteration of the Lorne Sculpture Biennale in 2018. I had long wanted to curate a public arts event and when the opportunity to direct the Lorne Sculpture Biennale emerged, I could not say ‘no’, after all I had been born in the town itself. I decided that the issue many artists were passionate about was the threat to the environment by humankind and our unstoppable quest for progress, so we set the theme as ‘Nature.Humanity.Art.’ The landscape of the beachfront and the wild Otway bush presents a huge challenge to artists and curators thus it seemed to be the perfect space in which to explore these themes.
Articles
The Age
Shirin Abedinirad Revision.
Review: Wander a magical path at the Lorne Sculpture Biennale
“I'm wary about the concept of sculpture by the sea, associating it with watered-down ideas and insipid art. The 6th Lorne Sculpture Biennale, which opened last weekend, refutes my prejudices in so many ways."
ABC News
Artist Seol Park iceberg off the coast of Lorne, which is only visible through an app.(ABC News: Cameron Best)
Virtual iceberg off Victorian coast features in sculpture festival
'“The Lorne Sculpture Biennale features 40 projects on display by 43 artists from around the world, breaking down the traditional white walls of an art gallery and taking the works into the environment of Victoria's coastline.”
Arts Review
Georgina Humphries and Margaret Worth LSB major award winners 2018
Lorne Sculpture Biennale returns in 2018
“Astonishing sculptures and installations which explore the intersection of nature, humanity and art, created by acclaimed artists from around the world, are situated across the dramatic sweep of Lorne’s world-famous foreshore. In 2016 this event attracted over 65,000 visitors.”