Thea Jones | Oil Paper (2013) | Moleskine paper with oil stain
‘All we ever really feel is the electromagnetic force, not the other whose touch we seek. Atoms are mostly empty space, and electrons, which lie at the farthest reaches of an atom, hinting at its perimeter, cannot bear direct contact.’
Karen Barad, ‘On Touching – The Inhuman that Therefore I am.’ d i f f e r e n c e s: A Journal of Feminist Cultural Studies. 25, no.3 (2012): 206-223.
Thea Jones | Memory-object (2013) | Memory foam pillow | 36 x 64 x 12 cm
Thea Jones | Wall Drawing [KB] (2013) | MDF panel wall, paint, carbon paper
transfer | 180 x 240 cm
Spiros Panigirakis is an artist and educator based in Melbourne. He has taught across the Theory Program, Sculpture, Painting and Drawing Departments. As a visual artist Panigirakis works with groups in both a curatorial and collaborative capacity. He is interested in how presentational devices, furniture and organisational frameworks influence the construction of meaning, form and sociability. He was a founding member of the artist-run initiative CLUBSproject Inc. His selected solo exhibitions include shows at WestSpace (2012), Sarah Scout (2011), Margaret Lawrence Gallery, Victorian College of the Arts (2010), Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces (2006), CLUBSproject Inc. (2006), TCB Artist Space Inc. (2003) and 1st Floor Artist and Writers’ Space (2001) all Melbourne.