To ruminate is to replay a moment, a memory, an interaction, over and over and over again. To bring it to the forefront of your mind. But it becomes insidious; an involuntary action akin to a habit of thought. This work draws on my ruminations, which I etch into my skin, causing it to welt slightly and then disappear over time.
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- watch: 25th October 2020 at 9pm UTC
- duration: 30min
BIO: Kate Stodart is a curator and artist, living on and working from Wurundjeri land (known as Melbourne). Her curatorial research centres performance-based outcomes and celebrates the knowledge born of lived experience. As an artist, she works between installation, performance and sculpture, exploring relationships between art making, mental health and psychological experience. In 2017 Kate was selected as curator of Kudos Live: Volume 3 and chosen for an AS3 curatorial residency at Oxford Art Factory, both of which involved commissioning performance art from emerging artists. Stodart was a finalist in the 2017 and 2018 Kudos Emerging Artist & Designer Awards, and has exhibited and performed across Narrm (Melbourne) and Gadigal country (Sydney). Stodart has a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Hons) (Social Practice & Community Engagement) from the Victorian College of Arts, and a BFA (with distinction) from UNSW Art & Design. Kate currently works for Arts Access Victoria and the National Gallery of Victoria, and has previously held roles at the Museum of Contemporary Art (Sydney), Carriageworks, The Biennale of Sydney, and Sydney Festival. ARTIST’S WEBSITE