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Melbourne based artist Pimpisa Tinpalit returns to break a bowl of tea over the bow of Grau Projekt to celebrate the reopening of the art space. Known for her large spatial and conceptual installations that transform the materiality of everyday objects to a reimagined eminence, Silence #1.5 will push the artist to a level of medium diversity and scale. This ambitious and expansive new solo exhibition will stretch across Grau Projekt’s cavernous Clifton Hill location, which remains Australia’s largest contemporary gallery. Silence #1.5 will celebrate Pimpisa’s multimedia oeuvre to include video, painting, sculpture and a live performance with her signature Shibari crafted rope.

Pimpisa said of her new work “Silence #1.5 draws on mythology and local iconography to explore the notion of freedom and free will. Woven through the re-utilisation of ordinary objects, these themes reflect the human dynamics that we collectively share: vulnerability and dependence juxtaposed with self-confidence and liberty.”

Silence #1.5 is an ongoing meditation that has been manifested in a variety of forms and locations including the labyrinth construct on Tamarama beach, her Shibari suspended bed at Grau Projekt and Lake Wendouree, Ballarat for the Biennale of Australian Art, 2018.

Grau Projekt's signature manoeuvre is a concept titled ‘artist curated drinking’ where every show is celebrated with drinks created to underline the mood and philosophy of the exhibition. Matcha tea guru’s SAMU have been engaged for this instalment as the body and mind benefits of ritual tea drinking are well recognised and appropriately revered. The perfect tipple for a new world emerging from the challenges of Covid-19. The team at Grau Projekt look forward to welcoming back art fans with this incredible exhibition paired with a reflective bowl of exquisite SAMU tea.

She explores what it is to have free will through the use of antonyms to suggest otherwise.

Tinpalit works within mental and physical themes of captivity and freedom, challenging notions of determinism through her figurative artworks with a focus on sculpture and installation. She explores what it is to have free will through the use of antonyms to suggest otherwise. Born in Thailand, she holds an MFA from Silpakorn

University in Bangkok, where she has also held academic tenure. With over eighteen years as a professional artist, Tinpalit has exhibited extensively in Thailand, Japan, Singapore, USA, Korea, Hong Kong and here in Australia. Her work held in numerous public and private collections.

GRAU PROJEKT
Open since November 2018 in a former textile factory in Clifton Hi ll, Grau Projekt is currently Australia’s largest contemporary gallery. Committed to exploring previously unrealised projects for artists, breaking new ground in scale and ambition. In the first year of operation, the gallery has presented some of Australia’s leading artists including Patrick Pound, Michael Candy and Jon Cattapan, emerging talent such Matt Bax and Ravi Avasti and launched Australian premiere shows for rising international stars like Keke Vilabelda.

For more visit: www.grauprojekt.com

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