Bluettie, 2024
(200 x 200 x 200 sculpture)
Clay, Gouache and Paper, Waterground, Olive Wood, Hand Dyed Cotton
Bluettie emerged during a long winter whilst reading Bluets by Maggie Nelson.
The text tracks blue a hue to return to, a fragment, and recurring interruption.
Bluettie operates as one such Blue device.
A small clay figure formed around a stone, she is made from a stone from the dam beside the working studio. A nephrologist (cloud specialist), Bluettie maintains a cloud sightings book, recording atmospheric conditions and passing formations. She travels with a minimal archive of personal belongings and occupies a self-defined ‘blue zone.’
Bluettie requires little. She is especially attuned to studio environments and often resides with other artists.
Bluettie moves inside a small blue box.
The work treats blue as both companion and a process — a way of locating attention, generating curiosity, and allowing objects to carry their own agendas.
2024/09/30 Bluettie
CATALOGUE : archived
LOCATION : Wadandi Country, Cowaramup, Western Australia
TEXT : Bluets by Maggie Nelson
this project is dedicated to Ray Smithson