The 18th Biennale Sydney 2012

A short ferry ride from The Quay,

World Heritage Listed Cockatoo Island once again is host to

the Sydney Biennale

  

Here,a large number of international artists juxtapose their 

modern creations among the remnants of a bygone

era of convicts and shipbuilders

A few of my favourites include the Euraba Artists and Papermakers

whose creation in the Turbine Shed was a highlight

 

And I loved the wind-scattered

 Giant letters littering the Prison Courtyard

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And in the Chapel of the Old Convict Precinct I coveted the collection of 

threads and cuddles  covering the ancient wooden floor

 
 Sometimes it was difficult to tell what was art and what was reality

And snapping the snapper was always interesting

British artist Philip Beasley enchanted with his ethereal moving lights ....

Whilst the Museum of Copulatory Organs mesmerised some 

and left others somewhat nonplussed!

For me the most poignant was Nadia Myer's Scar Project

.... an emotional journey on canvas
.... on an emotional journey 
to an island forged by 
decades of human endeavour.

© 2012 Francesca Muir