Consulting the Oracle
How we live now
With their poignant reflections on our post-pandemic world, artists are the oracles helping us navigate our ‘new normal’.
For millions of us caught in the extended lockdowns of 2021, the images of faraway loved ones, overweight pets or a simple drawing of a footpath resonate in a way that would have seemed unimaginable in 2019.
The exhibition’s first QR code cartoon sits alongside the Museum of Nice Things and a world on hold.
Connection Error
Chris Downes, The Mercury (Hobart),
Museum of Nice Things
First Dog on the Moon, The Guardian Australia,
Books Explaining the News for Kids
Andrew Weldon, The Big Issue,
The Long Goodbye
Glen Le Lievre, Patreon,
Lower Your Expectations
Cathy Wilcox, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age,
Waiting for Presser
Elyce Phillips, self-published,
Lockdown Mood 6
Judy Kuo, self-published,
The Lockdown Passport
Glen Le Lievre, The Australian Financial Review,
Census
Mark Knight, Herald Sun,
Abstract Zeneca
Chris Downes, The Mercury (Hobart),
Track Record
Simon Letch, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age,
New Categories
Megan Herbert, self-published,
Armchair Experts
Matt Golding, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age,
Bubble Wrap
Andrew Dyson, The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age,
Free at Last
Glen Le Lievre, Patreon,