A rainy day was the perfect occasion for a couple of hours indoors at the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
Art Express, the annual exhibition of works from the HSC Visual Arts course, opened today, and didn’t fail to impress with some really beautiful creative works on display. It was a nice surprise to remember that one of the students from my school had her video artwork included in the exhibition.
Often I find it’s the artist’s statement about their work and their process that is the most affecting. So many of these young artists have such a special story to share with their audience, and a genuine belief in the power of art to communicate.
One artwork, a body of nine portraits entitled Sonder, captured through both the work and the artist statement what today was for me: a capturing of individual awareness and presence of mind.
The artist writes:
The concept of ‘sonder’ [is] the realisation that every other person has a life as vivid and complex as your own.
Sama Padmini Cooper, Katoomba High School
Today was a day at a slower pace, a day to move at the whim of my thoughts, to enjoy the vividness and complexity of life.
It was the perfect start to my year as a tourist in my own city.
Photo of the Day:
Adam Majsay 