Persistence of Vision; The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters

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Exhibition dates: 9 August to 3 September 2023

An exhibition exploring the realm of the phantastic by Claire Healy and Sean Cordeiro.

Persistence of Vision; The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters is a Willoughby City Council curated exhibition exploring the realm of the phantastic. Belief in the phantasms of the past such as The Loch Ness Monster, ghostly spectres, Little Green Men and Bigfoot have mostly been put to bed through modern scientific analysis. But what has replaced these bug-a-boos?

Claire Healy and Sean Cordeiro combine the diaphanous spectres of the past with the delusions of the near-present. Utilising Lego as its primary medium, Persistence of Vision; The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters offers Lego mosaic renderings of endearing paranormal entities of the past combined with small Lego sculptures of improvised weapons collected in the aftermath of the January 6 insurrection in DC.

Room sheet(PDF, 365KB)

Catalogue(PDF, 864KB)

Image: Claire Healy and Sean Cordeiro, Stepping on Lego (detail), 2023, repurposed Lego

Claire Healy and Sean Cordeiro are represented by N.Smith Gallery, Sydney.

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Media release(PDF, 902KB)

When

  • Wednesday, 09 August 2023 | 11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Thursday, 10 August 2023 | 11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Friday, 11 August 2023 | 11:00 AM - 08:00 PM
  • Saturday, 12 August 2023 | 11:00 AM - 08:00 PM
  • Sunday, 13 August 2023 | 11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Wednesday, 16 August 2023 | 11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Thursday, 17 August 2023 | 11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Friday, 18 August 2023 | 11:00 AM - 08:00 PM
  • Saturday, 19 August 2023 | 11:00 AM - 08:00 PM
  • Sunday, 20 August 2023 | 11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Wednesday, 23 August 2023 | 11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Thursday, 24 August 2023 | 11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Friday, 25 August 2023 | 11:00 AM - 08:00 PM
  • Saturday, 26 August 2023 | 11:00 AM - 08:00 PM
  • Sunday, 27 August 2023 | 11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Wednesday, 30 August 2023 | 11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Thursday, 31 August 2023 | 11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
  • Friday, 01 September 2023 | 11:00 AM - 08:00 PM
  • Saturday, 02 September 2023 | 11:00 AM - 08:00 PM
  • Sunday, 03 September 2023 | 11:00 AM - 05:00 PM

Location

Art Space on The Concourse, 409 Victoria Avenue, Chatswood, 2067, View Map

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Photo gallery

Claire Healy and Sean Cordeiro, “Stepping on Lego” (detail), 2023, repurposed Lego

Claire Healy and Sean Cordeiro, “Stepping on Lego” (detail), 2023, repurposed Lego

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Claire Healy and Sean Cordeiro, “I Want to Believe”, 2023, repurposed Lego

Claire Healy and Sean Cordeiro, “I Want to Believe”, 2023, repurposed Lego

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Claire Healy and Sean Cordeiro,

Claire Healy and Sean Cordeiro, "Patty 352", 2023, repurposed Lego. Photograph: Andrea Christie-David

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Event snapshot

Cost

Free

Contact

Cassandra Hard Lawrie
02 9777 7972
Cassandra.Hard-Lawrie@Willoughby.nsw.gov.au

Opening event

6pm - 8pm, Wednesday 9 August

To be opened by Willoughby Mayor, Cr Tanya Taylor.

Guest speaker: Professor Pedram Khosronejad, Anthropologist-Curator (WSU).

Public programs

Artist talk

11am - 12:30pm, Saturday 19 August

Join Australian artist duo Claire Healy and Sean Cordeiro for a discussion on their work, artistic processes and creative influences.  

Lego printmaking workshop

2pm - 4:30pm, Sunday 27 August

Combining the fun of Lego and a love of printmaking, this workshop teaches you how to create fun designs.

Artist websites

Visit Claire and Sean

Website: claireandsean.com

Instagram: @clairehealyandseancordeiro

N.Smith Gallery: nsmithgallery.com

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