Lot 17

In good condition overall. Light dust has settled on the surface throughout (not damaging). There is a white surface line lower right, approx. 7cm in length. The work is stretched with no additional framing.
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Susan Norrie's practice begins with painting and photography and extends to filmmaking and multimedia installations. Over her artistic career to date, she has developed an art practice that acts as a tool for political commentary. The Asia-Pacific has often been her focus, incorporating the environmental and humanitarian disasters that have impacted on the region.

"I feel that artists are often a barometer of events in the world: they can synthesize socio-political and environmental concerns with powerful visual encapsulations. Blurring the boundaries of fiction and fact, artists can deal with the overload of media information and misinformation with a certain clarity and poetic detachment". (Susan Norrie 2007)

Since 2004, Norrie has been working with the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), exploring the many forewarnings and elemental forces of nature that seem to be demanding a more considered human behaviour. ''I believe that the Japanese developed their space program in relation to the Earth as they have such a deep connection with nature,'' she says. ''I also feel that another aspect of the program is looking into alternative and renewable energies, for example capturing solar energy from space.''

In Destination Moon 2008, Norrie adheres to a monochromatic palette. Dark and black are words frequently used to describe her work and this is not without intention.

'When I use black, there is a reason for it' says Norrie. Perhaps here it is a symbol of our uncertain environmental future, an issue that Norrie has addressed repeatedly over her extensive career.

Olivia Fuller, Head of Art

© Courtesy of the Artist