An Ode to Transperth is the outcome of an ongoing process driven project spanning across two artist residencies, at Artsource’s Another Project Space in 2018 and Midland Junction Arts Centre in 2020. Pip Lewi adopts the role of a voyeur on their daily commute, using quick documentation to inform responsive works investigating the idiosyncrasies of passenger culture. Lewi invites the viewer to engage with their surroundings and seek fun, disruptive moments on their next ride in this homage to public transport.
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works featured:
Three Weeks of Transperth, grid of 21, ink on card, 2018 (winner of the City of Fremantle's 25under25 Highly Commended Award in 2018)
Commuters Lounge, bus seats, wooden plinths and PVC piping, 2021
Extra seating, print on handmade recycled paper, 2021
Extra, seated ,acrylic on stoneware clay, 2021
noted, iPhone and android phone note screenshots, 2019-2021
Left Unattended on the 910 bus, acrylic and aerosol on canvas, 2020
Game Over, acrylic on canvas, 2018
( g a s ), oil on canvas, 2018
Hungry Jackie, oil on card, 2018
Future so bright, pastel and ink on card, 2020
- exhibited at Spectrum Project Space, ECU galleries in 2021
photo credit: Paul Sutherland & Brandon Ward
This project was funded by the Government of Western Australian through the Department of of Local Government, Sporting and Cultural Industries (DLGSCI)