“A moment once experienced is lost and it is only recalled in a distorted fragment. This mirrors architecture’s passage through time within the fleeting nature of existence. In pursuit of the sublime, I explore the erosion and decay of memory through time and its effect on our physical reality. Dust is used as a symbol of time and memory representing the impermanence of its ephemeral nature. From dust it was created and to dust it returns.”
— Rachael Kingsford
RACHAEL KINGSFORD
creates ephemeral installations, focusing on ornamental patterns created with shadows and dust. Her work has contributed to various exhibitions and collaborative projects, and she has curated multiple exhibitions and shows.
In 2019, whilst living in London, Rachael worked as an Assistant Curator for the Exhibition Conference’s ‘NXT BLD’ (Queen Elizabeth II Centre) and ‘DEVELOP3DLIVE’ (The University of Sheffield). In 2018, prior to her travels around Europe, she organised a collaboration with Tara Milenkovic to create the series ‘The Wind Rises, The Earth Softens’. In 2017, she was a contributor and the head curator of ‘The Living Room’ (Artbox Truck) for the Gertrude Street Projection Festival (GSPF); curator for ‘The Artbox Biennial Exhibition’ (Sagra Gallery); curator for my solo exhibition ‘Of Gods, Kings and Heroes’ (Genazzano F.C.J. College); and contributor to the group exhibition, ‘MINDWASTE’ (Human Friend Collective). In 2016, she was commissioned to Illustrate for Balboa Press (a division of Hay House Publishing) for Christine Paraskeva’s novel, Of Gods, Kings & Heroes: Christopher's Journey, and participated in a group exhibition with ‘The Human Friends Collective’. In 2015, she exhibited in her solo show, ‘Flâneur’ (Clement Meadmore Gallery); acted as Art Director for the short film ‘Sin’; contributed to the public art project, ‘Port in a Storm’ (Station Pier); and participated in the group exhibitions ‘Momentum’ (Clement Meadmore Gallery) and ‘Places’ (Union Club Hotel). In 2014, she participated in the group exhibitions ‘Origins’ (Clement Meadmore Gallery) and ‘Distortion’ (Open Space Gallery). In 2017 she was shortlisted for Melbourne’s ‘White Night’ and in 2014 Rachael receive a Scholarship for a Study Tour, one of ten students chosen to travel abroad to London and Paris.