Shannon Williamson - 'Time & Time Benign'
Front Gallery, 4th–22nd November 2009
In Time and Time Benign, Shannon Williamson presents a series of works that seem to be both specimen studies and fine art. Consisting of steel-pinned and boxed framed mixed media images, Williamson art moves effortlessly between art and science with a detachment and subjectivity that appears to document organic processes and forms, yet in their allusion to the detailing of possible biological behaviours such as germination, decomposition or regeneration, they establish a sense of the nature of existence, inviting comparison with the human condition. Williamson also observes: ‘I aim to initiate a continuous and conceptually productive dialogue between the conventions of both painting and drawing; each work demonstrates a play between both the accidental and deliberate…’ Williamson graduated from the University of Canterbury School of Fine Arts with a BFA in painting and is currently completing BFA Hons. She has exhibited in a group exhibition such as Platform in 2008 and Hemlock at the School of Fine Arts in 2007.