Works on walls

I had some time to kill but it was in the morning.  Pre-noon is not a time for concerts or theatre but it is for art on walls.  I chose two exhibitions that sounded interesting and were likely parkable.  First up was The Mill, a place of 70+ artist studios plus gallery, theatre space, a recording studio.  Welcomed by a friendly staffer and intrigued by a few displays and looks into at least one impressive studio.  Juliane Brandt's was the studio with deliciously detailed small sculpted heads with occasional bodies.  Hasta la raiz (to the roots) was a photographic exhibition by Carmen Alcado, Spanish migrant of ~4 years, with various complex images referring to her roots, the implications of the migrant experience for family and personal history.  Nadia Rasulova merges impressions of handwoven Uzbek ikat with the colours and movement of Australian and Central Asian landscapes.  Christian Best display was 36 of a planned 1,000 photos of friends, acquaintances, housemates and  more, to create a story of community and friendship around the world.  Then off to another galley, the Pepper Street Arts Centre, this supported by Burnside Council, near the old Penfolds winery, up Magill Road, in an intriguing area of old cottages, presumably serving the earlier, then much more extensive winery.  The exhibition as Waste to Wonder, "an exhibition of artwork with a recycled and upcycled theme" by ~40 local artist working in textile, sculpture, mixed media, more.  Some delightful, some jovial, many quirky, inviting, even exciting.

Carmen Alcado, Nadia Rasulova and Christian Best exhibited at The Mill.  Amongst many, Juliane Brandt held a studio at The Mill.  Various artist displayed at the Pepper Street Arts Centre.