Essence

Essence
Solo exhibition
BIFB
Ballarat Botanical Gardens Conservatory 2021–22

The energy of rhythm is everywhere, from a beating heart to a dripping tap and the tram rattling down the tracks. Zo began questioning how these fleeting and immaterial occurrences could be articulated through her art. “Essence” responds as a photographic, sculptural installation comprising twelve abstracted portraits of Melbourne musicians to visually iterate the materiality of rhythm and physical and psychological responses to music. The participation of the musicians further informs and influences the series theme and topic from the perspective of live music creative sectors. Essence showed at the Ballarat Botanical Gardens Conservatory for the Ballarat International Foto Biennale 2021.

Zo Damage 2021, “Essence”,hand screen printed acetate discs (x12), 60x80cm. Installation view BIFB, Ballarat Conservatory, Ballarat Botanical Gardens 2021. Photo courtesy Steven Boxshall