I HAVE NEVER SEEN A SHOOTING STAR

I HAVE NEVER SEEN A SHOOTING STAR

New works by Carla Adams.
Opening 6pm - Saturday 27th April.
Nyistor Studio, Melville.

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I’ve never seen a shooting star, which is strange, given I’ve been alive for four decades. It’s not for lack of trying; I always look to the sky, willing the universe to send one my way. 

The night sky is one of those slippery, liminal spaces I find myself pulled towards in my practice. It's a constant, all-encompassing presence; we use it to locate ourselves in time and space. But it’s also a mysterious, unknowable beast that is impossible to fully comprehend. 

This new body of work is an (albeit futile) attempt to demystify that elusive flash of light. Shooting stars are beacons of hope, a sign of divine guidance and a chance to make a wish. In the absence of a fleeting glow in my own night sky, I have made this series of wish-granting objects to fill the void.  

✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:*     ☆彡    *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧ 

Carla Adams is a contemporary artist living and working in Perth. She graduated with first-class honours from Curtin University in 2014. Her work incorporates sculpture, textiles, painting, drawing, and book-making. 

Adams’ work has been exhibited at the Art Gallery of WA, Bus Projects (Melbourne), ARTBAR at The Museum of Contemporary Art (Sydney), Verge Gallery (Sydney) and Blindside (Melbourne). Adams’ work was selected for the 2023 Ramsay Art Prize at the Art Gallery of SA. 

She is also an educator, working as a sessional academic at Curtin University and delivering creative workshops across Australia. 

She is currently represented by Aster + Asha Gallery.