One foot on the ground, one foot in the water

At a time when many are experiencing complex feelings about the frailty of life and future uncertainty, this exhibition explores the subject of mortality and the inseparable link between life and death.

The exhibition presents paintings, sculptures, installations, and sound works, that challenge us to reckon with death and dying as an inherent part of life, invoking experiences of loss, impermanence, transience, remembrance, memorialisation, and varied expressions of grief.

‘One foot on the ground, one foot in the water’ is a La Trobe Art Institute exhibition toured by NETS Victoria. Curated by Travis Curtin. The exhibition has been assisted by the Australian Government through the Australia Council for the Arts, its arts funding and advisory body, as well as receiving development assistance from NETS Victoria’s Exhibition Development Fund, supported by the Victorian Government through Creative Victoria.

Image: Mabel Juli, ‘Garnkiny Ngarranggarni’, 2020. Natural earth pigments and charcoal on linen. Courtesy of the artist and Warmun Art Centre, Western Australia. Photographer: Ian Hill.

Caboolture Regional Art Gallery is open from Tuesday to Saturday, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM.