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Incoming Tide: An exhibition of new works by the Ghost Net Collective

Past exhibition
21 September - 4 November 2022
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Overview
Jimmy K. Thaiday, 'Kenny', 2022, 152cm x 48cm x 54cm
Jimmy K. Thaiday, 'Kenny', 2022, 152cm x 48cm x 54cm

"And it was at that moment of picking it (Ghost Net) up and turning it over in your hands that you realized, here was something that was really deadly. But it was something that you could pull apart, that you could deconstruct. It was a material that you could use to shape and make a statement out of."

Lynnette Griffiths, Director of the Ghost Net Collective

There is an intriguing contradiction between form and content in Incoming Tide. We are presented with beautiful sea creatures, yet they are made from repurposed Ghost Nets, one of the most damaging marine pollutants and predators. They are, in a sense, constructed with the substance most opposite to them, the very material that is killing them. These works do not only function as graceful sculptures, then, but as stark warnings about the future of marine biology. 

 

It is hard to think of a more fitting symbol for the environmental crisis than a Ghost Net. Much like global warming and pollution, they exist as a colossal, relatively slow-moving menace in the abyss. Because they are beneath the surface they also exist, much like the issue, almost as an abstraction. Until, of course, they are not just an abstraction, but a catastrophe, strangling reefs and washing up on beaches. Incoming Tide counters the abstractness of this issue, placing it in a human context - an art gallery. The audience find themselves unintimidated by these sublime creatures which, far from instilling fear as they might in their natural environment, incline us to touch and walk around them.

 

That is perhaps the greatest achievement of this exhibition. The way the works are presented puts the audience in the world, proportionately and positionally, of these sea creatures, countering any apathy to the issue. The exhibit forces us to engage with the problem of marine pollution, to see things from the sea creatures perspective. In this context, we can appreciate every detail of the creatures whose well-being we have too long ignored.

 

For the full catalogue of works and any enquiries, please contact info@jgmgallery.com

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Selected Works
  • Racy Oui-Pitt Katiya, 2022 Ghost net, rope, twine over a wire frame 117cm x 75cm x 10cm
    Racy Oui-Pitt
    Katiya, 2022
    Ghost net, rope, twine over a wire frame
    117cm x 75cm x 10cm
  • Ghost Net Collective Curtain Fragment 1, 2021/2022 Ghost Net and beach rope 155cm x 110cm
    Ghost Net Collective
    Curtain Fragment 1, 2021/2022
    Ghost Net and beach rope
    155cm x 110cm
  • Jimmy John Thaiday Boycar, 2022 Ghost Net, rope & twine over a wire frame 114cm x 77cm x 12cm
    Jimmy John Thaiday
    Boycar, 2022
    Ghost Net, rope & twine over a wire frame
    114cm x 77cm x 12cm
  • Jimmy Kenny Thaiday Jimmy, 2022 Ghost net, rope, twine over a wire frame 143cm x 50cm x 54cm
    Jimmy Kenny Thaiday
    Jimmy, 2022
    Ghost net, rope, twine over a wire frame
    143cm x 50cm x 54cm
  • Marion Gaemers Ornate Eagle Ray, 2022 Ghost Net, beach rope & wire frame 77cm x 87cm x 13cm
    Marion Gaemers
    Ornate Eagle Ray, 2022
    Ghost Net, beach rope & wire frame
    77cm x 87cm x 13cm
  • Ghost Net Collective Curtain Fragment II, 2021/2022 Ghost Net & beach rope 245cm x 157cm
    Ghost Net Collective
    Curtain Fragment II, 2021/2022
    Ghost Net & beach rope
    245cm x 157cm
  • Ghost Net Collective Curtain Fragment III, 2021/2022 Ghost Net & beach rope 254cm x 194cm
    Ghost Net Collective
    Curtain Fragment III, 2021/2022
    Ghost Net & beach rope
    254cm x 194cm
  • Emma Gela Charles Boy, 2022 Ghost Net, rope, and twine over a wire frame 63cm x 51cm x 8.5cm
    Emma Gela
    Charles Boy, 2022
    Ghost Net, rope, and twine over a wire frame
    63cm x 51cm x 8.5cm
  • Lynnette Griffiths Chomp, 2020 Aluminium welded frame with Ghost Net & beach rope 28cm x 70cm x 210cm
    Lynnette Griffiths
    Chomp, 2020
    Aluminium welded frame with Ghost Net & beach rope
    28cm x 70cm x 210cm
  • Lavinia Ketchell Raych, 2022 Ghost Net, rope & twine over a wire frame 80cm x 60cm x 30cm
    Lavinia Ketchell
    Raych, 2022
    Ghost Net, rope & twine over a wire frame
    80cm x 60cm x 30cm
  • Florence Gutchen Ami, 2022 Ghost Net, rope & twine over a wire frame 67cm x 46cm x 5cm
    Florence Gutchen
    Ami, 2022
    Ghost Net, rope & twine over a wire frame
    67cm x 46cm x 5cm
  • Ellarose Savage Lesida, 2022 Ghost Net, rope & twine over a wire frame 65cm x 64cm x 7cm
    Ellarose Savage
    Lesida, 2022
    Ghost Net, rope & twine over a wire frame
    65cm x 64cm x 7cm
Installation Views
  • Installation of works by members of the Ghost Net Collective, JGM Gallery, 2022.
    Installation of works by members of the Ghost Net Collective, JGM Gallery, 2022.
  • Lynnette Griffiths & Marion Gaemers, Curtain Fragment II, 2021/2022, Ghost Net & beach rope, 245cm x 157cm.
    Lynnette Griffiths & Marion Gaemers, Curtain Fragment II, 2021/2022, Ghost Net & beach rope, 245cm x 157cm.
  • Installation of works by members of the Ghost Net Collective.
    Installation of works by members of the Ghost Net Collective.
Press
  • World Wildlife Magazine

    'Incoming Tide' exhibition featured in FALL 2023 Issue
    September 4, 2023
  • COLOSSAL

    JGM Gallery 'Incoming Tide' with Ghost Net Collective
    Kate Mothes, October 13, 2022
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