FynArts 2023 - Booklet
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Curated by Karen McKerron<br />
Artist’s Statement<br />
Shaking the Dust<br />
Paula Louw<br />
Inviting the viewer to pause and focus on small details, I unravel<br />
and unpack old, obsolete machines, including outdated cameras<br />
and typewriters. This contrasts with how we look at things today as<br />
we race through life and our communications at full speed.<br />
In days gone by there was reverence and respect in our manner<br />
of letter writing. Time was invested in communicating, and<br />
the letter posted using stamp and envelope, unlike today where<br />
misspellings and misunderstandings often result from hastily<br />
written and ill-considered WhatsApp messages and emails.<br />
<strong>FynArts</strong> – Festival Artist<br />
I choose to hark back to a time when life was quieter, simpler<br />
and less complex. The use of monochrome in my work therefore<br />
attempts to slow down the instant gratification received from<br />
cellphone cameras and the real-life images they take, their instant<br />
messaging and video calls.<br />
A more recent gift of a box of glass negatives dating back to 1929<br />
offered new possibilities, as their age conferred on them a sense<br />
of time and history. I experimented with a technique of negative<br />
photographic referencing, which led me into a new creative<br />
direction of drawing into and over negative photographic images.<br />
My work encompasses this technique, as well as paint and pastel,<br />
collage, charcoal and found objects.<br />
For this exhibition I have focussed on both the minutiae of tiny,<br />
fascinating details as well as the grand sweep of a mountain<br />
or shoreline.<br />
Opening: Sat 10 at 14:00<br />
Guest Speaker: Ian Redelinghuys<br />
Venue: <strong>FynArts</strong> Gallery<br />
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