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Attachment
A new public art installation in Factory Lane.
Dates
4 May 2024 - 31 Dec 2030Galleries
Factory Lane, Metro Arts, West Village, West EndFREE Opening Event
4-6pm, Saturday 4 May, 2024.
Artist Q&A
Join us for a Q&A with the artist Paula Dunlop, with Madeline King on Saturday 4 May 2024, 4- 4:30pm in Factory Lane.
Paula Dunlop’s Attachment is a permanent public artwork for Metro Arts and the West Village precinct, located on the Factory Lane brick wall, just outside of Metro Arts.
Thousands of reflective glass beads — painstakingly arranged one-at-a-time into panels that take their shape from the seep and flow of moisture through the surrounding built environment— are inlayed into the brick to create an inviting, tactile work that will both highlight, and be highlighted by, the returning algal growth over time.
This artwork is located outdoors and can be viewed at any time, day or night.
Download the catalogue HERE.
Image: Attachment (detail) by Paula Dunlop (2024). Glass beads, grout, fibreglass mesh, adhesive; extant algae and lichens on brickwork. Photo: Louis Lim.
The artists
Paula Dunlop
Paula Dunlop is an artist, designer, and maker based in Meanjin/Brisbane, Australia. Her work spans wearables, non-wearables, and the spaces in-between, exploring the relationships between practices, places, and objects in our lives. She is particularly interested in the histories and traditions of creative work in domestic settings and how everyday objects, materials, spaces, and processes shape our identities and experiences.
Dunlop holds a diploma in Visual Art and a BFA in fashion design with honors. She co-founded The Stitchery Collective in 2009 and completed a practice-led PhD at Queensland University of Technology in 2011.
In 2015, she launched her eponymous jewelry line. Dunlop’s art and design have been exhibited in galleries throughout Australia and internationally, including in New York City and Hong Kong. Her wearables are available in various gallery and museum stores, including the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum in New York City.
This project is supported by the Queensland Governmentthrough Arts Queensland.
