The Falling into Place Series was created for the group exhibition in 2016 titled Seven Printmakers Respond to Place at Heathcote Gallery Applecross Western Australia, curated by Jana Braddock. The following images are part of Shana’s exhibition Curiouser and Curiouser the entire series can be viewed online with prices and purchased through STALA CONTEMPORARY 13 Cleaver Street West Perth (please click to go to the website)
Grow (with William Morris wallpaper) Drypoint intaglio on paper by Shana James 21 x 30cm
Internal (with William Morris wallpaper) Drypoint Intaglio by Shana James 21 x30cm
Allow (with William Morris wallpaper) Drypoint 21 x 30cm
The Promise of Corners Drypoint 21 x 30 cm
Glasshouse Drypoint 21 x 30cm
Expansive – Drypoint 21 x 30cm
Walking with Rabbit Trap Drypoint 21 x30cm
Expanse Drypoint 21 x 30cm
Searching Unique State Drypoint SOLD
Its No use Going Back to Yesterday because I was a different Person Then Drypoint 56 x76cm
Poured like Dreams Between Silence Drypoint 55 x 76cm
Now its Always Six O’clock Drypoint 55 x76cm
Falling into Place Series
The Falling into Place Series was created for the group exhibition in 2016 titled Seven Printmakers Respond to Place exhibited at Heathcote Gallery Applecross and curated by Jana Braddock. Each of the seven artists presented their own investigation into the concept of place. Shana continued to work on Alice in Wonderland imagery as a metaphor for her ideas.
Exploring the notion of what it means to be in a good place, Shana investigated aspects of the story which were psychologically interesting to her. Windows and doorways became important as she explored the part of the story where Alice wants to get into the beautiful garden but is too big to fit through the door, later when she is the right size she has left the key on the table and still cannot get in. In one work she puts the doorway inside Alice, now the garden is inside her, easily accessed and a place of being, rather than a physical place. The following is an excerpt from the catalogue essay of the exhibition written by artist Harvey Mullen.
Seven Printmakers Respond to Place
Using Alice in Wonderland as a point of departure for her own creative musings, Shana navigates the metaphorical landscape of Carroll’s imagination. Elements from the story combine with the fabric of her life to create a poetic vision of this fantastic place. Questions of identity, childhood innocence, angst and absurdity surface in these psychologically charged prints.
Harvey Mullen
Each of the pieces from this series is editioned by the artist, hand printed on 100% archival cotton paper.
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