ACSA Artspeak: Julia Robinson

Update: 2022-09-23

Description

Andrew Purvis sits down with Julia Robinson to discuss her exhibition The Beckoning Blade at Hugo Michell Gallery during SALA Festival. From scythes to smocks, the Burry Man to the Wicker Man, witchfinders and gourdfathers; tune in to hear about the cultural, conceptual, and material considerations that drive Julia’s practice.

Show Notes

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The Beckoning Blade at Hugo Michell Gallery

Matthew Hopkins - Witchfinder General

The Burryman

The Wicker Man (film, 1973, directed by Robin Hardy)

The Song of Master John Goodfellow

gourd (fruit)

The Gourdfather

Beatrice in the 2020 Adelaide Biennial at Museum of Economic Botany

Rappaccini’s Daughter

The Names of the Hare (poem, translated by Seamus Heaney)

Transcript of this episode (PDF)

Image: Julia Robinson by Sam Roberts.

Julia Robinson is represented by Hugo Michell Gallery. This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through Arts South Australia, its art funding and advisory body.