Jud Wimhurst: Safe/Sound
Ushering in a new era at MARS gallery, Jud Wimhurst's exhibition is a real head-scratcher.
Overview
Recently relocating to Windsor, the MARS gallery has undergone a renovation and the first artist to occupy the main space of the new gallery is Australian sculptor Jud Wimhurst.
A year and a half in the making, the Safe/Sound exhibition features a series of handcrafted helmets, which Wimhurst constructed in his iron-shed studio in Kyneton. He utilises the helmets to grapple with notions of security and safety — the helmet signifying the false sense of security that comes with physical protection.
The use of literal props is not uncommon in Wimhurst's artistic approach with previous exhibitions featuring objects such as skateboards and guns to make statements about consumerism, pop-culture and design.
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