KAB130 Week 5 Task 2 Artwork/artist review 2

Qagoma. (n.d) Information Transfer #3 2015-18. Robert Andrew. https://collection.qagoma.qld.gov.au/objects/33036

I'm very proud to say that I've personally seen this work, though I wasn't able to find the little video I had of Information Transfer when I went back to find it for this assignment.

there is this interesting point where this Mechanical structure, the rails with the little nozzle thing, running this very geometric code to create the clean letters, can also be so organic in the way the two mechanical elements come together with the runny nature of the water. this creates this fascinating result where you have the letters that's clean, with this natural dripping effect going down to the floor.

"An electro-mechanical device intermittently spurts water onto these panels with precision; the water loosens the pristine white pigmented crust to expose a concealed, raw, burnt-red ochre rudimentary layer. Over the period of the exhibition, the Yawuru word ‘buru’ will slowly appear. It roughly translates to ‘Country, land, ground, soil, time and space"(Qagoma, n.d)

Qagoma. (n.d) Information Transfer #3 2015-18. Robert Andrew. https://collection.qagoma.qld.gov.au/objects/33036