Ella Dreyfus "I forgive you every day", 2012, hand stitched felt fabric
Please join the artist Ella Dreyfus for the opening of her exhibition "I forgive you every day", at the University Gallery on Saturday 6 October at 3pm.
The exhibition "I forgive you every day" is an installation of hand-stitched felt letters and a series of large format colour photographs, which reflect upon childhood perceptions of family trauma. Central to this work is the power of words to evoke strong emotions. The words spelled out by Dreyfus are the words of psychological trauma, words of abuse or the impact of abuse. Ella Dreyfus is an award winning artist whose photographs have been widely exhibited and published in Australia. She specialises in subject matter that unsettles the viewer, and can bring about affective emotional encounters with audiences. Her images reflect upon the frailty and physicality of the human condition and on subjects who are often rendered invisible and hidden from view. Please join the artist for the exhibition opening on Saturday 6 October at 3pm. Exhibition dates are 3-20 October.
For further information please contact:
The University Gallery, Newcastle (Callaghan)
http://www.newcastle.edu.au/event/2012/10/06/ella-dreyfus-exhibition-opening.html