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RAVI AVASTI
Summa
21 September ––21 December 2024
Ravi Avasti's practice spans installation, sculpture, and drawing. His work examines the relations between body/self and the temporal/spatial nature of the world and its phenomena, both naturally occurring and human-made. His recent work has focused on the material exploration of timber, bringing to bear his knowledge and skills as an accomplished furniture maker. These investigations have led to the production of the Cherry Exposure series, temporary images created by the exposure of timber to ultraviolet light; the use of electronics in The Current Time As The Value of Light From A Seven Segment Display (2018), which provides a non-linear iteration of the current time using light as a medium; and the ongoing Inclusion series of drawings, which re-present tree branches as evidence of inclusion and exclusion. The works reflect Ravi's enduring interest in distinctions and ‘otherness,’ providing alternative channels through which phenomena can be perceived. Ravi completed a Master of Contemporary Art at the Victorian College of the Arts, University of Melbourne, Australia 2018. He was one of eleven commissioned artists invited to produce significant new work for the Kyneton Contemporary Art Triennial 2022, was shortlisted for the 2019 Keith and Elisabeth Murdoch Travelling Fellowship, and was awarded the 2018 Fiona Myer White Story Residency for his work in the Victorian College of the Arts Masters exhibition. Ravi lives and works on Taungurung Country in Kyneton, Victoria, Australia.
Artist residency: Summa
21 September ––21 December 2024
From 21 September to 21 December 2024, Ravi will be undertaking his residency with us, entitled Summa.
During the final month of the project, we will share Ravi’s digital catalogue, which features an interview with him.
In the longer term, with public support, this content will find its way into our triennial chapbook series. If you would like to make a donation to support our work, please press the button below. Should you wish to purchase an artwork, please email [info@correspondences.work].
Please press this [hyperlink] to access the wider residency page, which also provides the project announcement.
Note:—-Our catalogues are best viewed via desktop, tablet or phone. They are not designed for print. Press the symbol picturing four arrows in the lower-right corner of the image box below to read the catalogue in ‘full screen’ mode.
