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Incube8r Gallery group shows 2018

Incube8r Gallery group shows 2018

Exhibitions, Past Events
I was very pleased to be included in five of Incube8r Gallery’s group shows in 2018. Each had a theme quite different from the others. This gave me a good chance to experiment with different materials and on different scales. Some of my works were small wall sculptures less than 8cm square, while others were three-dimensional sculptures approximately half a metre square at the base. One work from each of these shows is pictured in the righthand column. You can view other works from these shows by using the Instagram hashtag #nancydeeincube8rshows. Lost and Found Lost and Found from 25 January to 7 February 2018 couldn’t have been more appropriately titled for the works I make. It was one of the ‘Almost Solo’ shows where each of the artists displays…
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From the Streets of Melbourne

From the Streets of Melbourne

Exhibitions
Exhibition at the Melbourne City Library What better place to display works made from found objects from the city streets but the place that many city dwellers consider their home away from home—the Melbourne City Library. My solo exhibition ran from 9 January to 4 February 2018. You can view the exhibition on Instagram using the hashtag #nancydeecitylibraryshow. Planning for the exhibition The library has a range of display cases throughout the ground and mezzanine floors. The venue was perfectly suited to my small-scale works. At first I thought there wouldn’t be much room. However, I began to realise how many nooks and crannies there were. I calculated that I would need about 45 works to fill the space. Preparing for the show required lots of measuring and decision-making. I…
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My First Solo Exhibition – Luang Prabang, Laos

My First Solo Exhibition – Luang Prabang, Laos

Exhibitions, Past Events
When I moved to Luang Prabang, Laos, in 2017, I had been creating wall sculptures from street trash for about six months. In Laos I worked as a volunteer in the Australian Volunteers for International Development program, which was funded by the Australian government. I wasn’t sure whether I would have any time there for making art, but just in case, I brought along my glue gun. Luckily, I found plenty of trash to use as raw material. I was also able to eke out some space to work in my small room that overlooked the Nam Khan River. How different the trash in Luang Prabang Luang Prabang trash was very different from Melbourne trash. Melbourne has lots of building and construction going on, so I find lots of nails,…
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The Watch Repairers of Luang Prabang

The Watch Repairers of Luang Prabang

General
A treasure trove on the ground In Melbourne I take my watch for repair to a jewellery shop. In Luang Prabang, however, watch repairers work in small kiosks on the street across from the Dara Market. What fertile ground this was for a found object assemblage artist. As the watch repairers downsized watchbands for Lao people, they tossed the links on the street. When the kiosks closed for the day, I would walk by and carefully scan the pavement, gutter and parking area nearby looking for these tiny treasures. Missing links These ‘missing links’ became the common theme across several of my miniature wall sculptures. One of my sister's friends suggested the name for my first watchband work. I thought the name was so clever, however, that I kept using…
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Roaming the Streets of San Jose

Roaming the Streets of San Jose

General, Past Events
The occasion was my youngest niece’s wedding, and we were staying with my sister in California. I hadn’t planned on making any art—but when you see good stuff in the skips and on the streets of San Jose,  what can you do? What do I do for glue? I hadn’t brought my glue gun to the wedding, obviously an oversight. But enter the Dollar Tree and their supplies of superglue. Usually I use T Rex, an adhesive that’s reasonably solid but pliable. I apply it directly from the glue gun to larger pieces or with a toothpick to smaller pieces. Superglue, however, is very liquid and runny, and very sticky indeed. A whole new learning experience. Comparing rubbish As in Melbourne, rubbish in San Jose included quite a bit of…
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