About Sue Kneebone
Research degrees home | What you can study | How to apply | Facilities | Key staff | Information for current students | Student work and experiences
 |
Bounty, 2008 |
Sue Kneebone is a research degree graduate of the School of Art, Architecture and Design. Sue's studio practice includes site specific installations, mixed media sculptures and photomontages. The interpolative processes of bricolage and photomontage have allowed her to transform historical photos, archives and found materials into other unexpected forms or images to convey a more nuanced understanding of the cultural mirage of white settler culture and its relationship to the land.
In 2010, she collaborated with Philip Jones and the South Australia Museum for the SASA Gallery exhibition Naturally Disturbed. This exhibition explored the complex narratives that relate to Yardea, a pastoral property region in the Gawler Ranges in South Australia, once managed by her great grandfather. The exhibition is underpinned by research into history and place, and considers the role environmental philosophy and fieldwork play in contextualising histories. Naturally Disturbed catalogue publication (PDF file, 972kb)
Sue Kneebone gave an Artistspeak talk (mp4 file) in May 2010.
Select an image to view in a larger size
 For better or for worse, 2010 |
Unnatural causes (detail), 2010 |
Naturally Disturbed (exhibition detail), 2010 |
 The co-existence of comfort and threat, 2008 |
 Unnatural causes (detail from Naturally Disturbed) 2010 |
A cautionary tale of overconfidence, 2009  Angelfire, 2009 |