G(r)azing on Flesh

Overview

Head along to The Hold Artspace for an exhibition that is all-too familiar, but perhaps not as you’d think.

Artists Carolyn McKenzie-Craig and Heidi Stevens present together their new works, considering and exploring the experience of the human body within contemporary society, how one constructs itself in relation to its surroundings.

McKenzie-Craig deconstructs the idea of gender and the perceived norms of reality that are placed upon an individual, as well as that which an individual must navigate through the human experience. Through performance, McKenzie-Craig looks to examine stereotyping - how it originated, and how it affixes itself to an individual by means of behaviour.

While McKenzie-Craig looks at the outward performance, Stevens delves within, looking at female-specific subdued and silenced sexual psychology. By inverting the norms and examining the inner dialogue, it’s surprising how much can be revealed, leading to more questions rather than answering them.

No matter the focus, the works of these two inspired artists is something of excitement, and should be seen while the chance presents itself.