"Wrong Way Time" by Fiona Hall in the new Australian Pavilion
Fiona Hall represented Australia at the 56th Venice Biennale. The inaugural exhibition at the new Australian Pavilion, Wrong Way Time, was an immersive installation that emphasised three intersecting concerns: global politics, world finances and the environment.
This wunderkammer-like collection of objects, materials and images directs attention to the current environmental, social and political state of the globe.
“The enduring legacy is that Hall looked quite distinctive – not following fashionable trends but rather revealing an artist who is absolutely true to herself – a great ‘maker’ of art works with the ability to convey profound messages,” says NGA senior curator Deborah Hart, who saw Wrong Way Time in Venice.
“She doesn’t tell people what to think but she opens up profound areas of experience for us to contemplate, question and take on board. Her work is provocative but also at times playful and witty, and always engaging.”
"Wrong Way Time" by Fiona Hall in the new Australian Pavilion
Fiona Hall represented Australia at the 56th Venice Biennale. The inaugural exhibition at the new Australian Pavilion, Wrong Way Time, was an immersive installation that emphasised three intersecting concerns: global politics, world finances and the environment.
This wunderkammer-like collection of objects, materials and images directs attention to the current environmental, social and political state of the globe.
“The enduring legacy is that Hall looked quite distinctive – not following fashionable trends but rather revealing an artist who is absolutely true to herself – a great ‘maker’ of art works with the ability to convey profound messages,” says NGA senior curator Deborah Hart, who saw Wrong Way Time in Venice.
“She doesn’t tell people what to think but she opens up profound areas of experience for us to contemplate, question and take on board. Her work is provocative but also at times playful and witty, and always engaging.”