In May-July 2022, The Mill continued our focus on Visual Arts collaborations, presenting One, a new exhibition by emerging multidisciplinary artists Tarsha Cameron and Tailor Oriana-Julie Winston. With an interest in developing relational connections and shared stories, Tarsha and Tailor developed a unique, evolving installation in the gallery. During the first ‘soft opening’ week audiences were invited to visit and witness the work in progress, share their responses and also contribute. With sculptural, installation, sound, photography, video, painting and textiles, One is an exploration of collaboration and connectivity.
Image: Tarsha and Tailor in the Exhibition Space, Photo Morgan Sette.
Artist statement
The threads of connection
Stay
Forever present
In our genes
Across space and time
And
In our bodies; flesh and ethereal
Life is an entangled whole
Connectivity surrounds us. It is more than just between you and I, but also between the moon and the stars, the trees and the sea; all living beings living in symbiosis with one another. Close your eyes and notice for a moment. Breathe. Feel it in the air. Feel it in you.
One attempts to creatively explore and materialise the more complex and subtle forms of collaboration that occur in everyday life, yet remain hidden to our visual and auditory perception. We are in constant developmental flux with ourselves, nature, our immediate and distant surroundings; reciprocally invoking the law of cause-and-effect that expands across time, space and place.
The process leads us into a philosophical investigation where everything co-exists, akin to an ecosystem with many differing identities that inform, inspire, and rely on the other. It is a continuous collaborative exploration as we respond to and negotiate nature, each other, and our close and more remote environmental, historical and ancestral storylines.
Situated on Kaurna Yarta, One culminates as a work that is both fluid and organic, still, yet full of life. A reflection of the interconnectedness of existence.
Social photos: Daniel Marks / All other photos: Morgan Sette.