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Exhibiting the Unexpected
 ‘The smell of the soil; the light and look of the land; the sounds of the environment supported by the soil, all these contribute to the individual relationship of person to place. All these evoke memory’ (UWA Perth International Arts Festival) Some of the most intriguing exhibitions are those that feature the unexpected. In Succinct Sixty–Word Soil Samples, the unexpected is the delight that small packages of soil can bring to the unsuspecting audience passing by the windows of the State Library of Western Australia. Developed by Sandy McCendrick, the exhibition involved inviting participants from around Western Australia to send in a small package of soil. Along with this package, participants also sent in a short description about the place they dug the soil from and it’s meaning to them. Many of the descriptions are heart–warming, with people truly passionate about their small piece of soil and the meanings and memories it has to them. My personal favourite is the description of some sand of ordinary appearance with the description as written by ‘Magic Max’s Dad’: ‘This is a sample of Max’s sand. Max who is 3 in April and a budding construction worker after his hero Bob the Builder. Why is this special for me? To the unitiated this is just white beach sand. But in Max’s world it’s castles, roads, oceans, a drawing board and on occasion chocolate cake, sandwiches and lemonade’ A sweet exhibition! |
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