Woolloomooloo Nights (her hair), 2005
Lambda Durst print
100.0
x 100.0
cm
number 5 from an edition of 5
Provenance
Sherman Galleries, Sydney
Acquired from the above
Exhibited
(other examples of this image)
'MMVBREAKLESS SESSIONS - Shaun Gladwell', Sherman Galleries, Sydney, 30 June - 23 July 2005
Shaun Gladwell's 'Woolloomooloo Night (her hair)', 2004 is a photographic still from his video of the same name. The video was commissioned by the Art Gallery of New South Wales for the 2004 Anne Landa Award, and is a study of a female figure performing Capoeira moves at a Sydney gas station at night. The figure paces, pirouettes, and contorts her body in a highly charged performance that summons an exquisite tension between martial arts and dance.
This photograph dynamically illustrates Gladwell's interest in the relationship between temporality, space and the body. By capturing the performer's powerful occupation of the urban space, the artist re-envisages the gas station as a concrete stage lit by fluorescent lights.
Image is courtesy of Anna Schwartz Gallery and the artist