Birds

BIRDS TURBINE HALL AND UPPER TURBINE GALLERY (EAST)
17 June – 15 October 2023

Commissioned by Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre

Stainless steel bushfire mesh, stainless steel insect screen, polypipe, stainless steel fencing and pet mesh, aluminium frame, cotton sash cord, nylon rope, marine grade stainless steel ubolts and bolts. Hand drawn and digital animations, charcoal drawings on Fabriano paper
Birds by Lisa Woolfe is an invitation to pause reality for a moment, engage with our animal senses and imagine the feeling of gentle flight and movement.

Installed in the cavernous industrial space of Casula Powerhouse’s Turbine Hall, experience the awe and wonder of Woolfe’s immersive multi-media installation. See her lofty sculptural birds constructed from utilitarian materials adorn the ceiling and her huge hand-drawn animations fill the hall with the joy and wonder of birds in flight.

Read the Catalogue Essay by Dr Amber Boardman