The Samstag Alumni
The 1993 Anne & Gordon Samstag
International Visual Arts Scholarships
Shane Carn |
Robert Cleworth |
Sally Cox |
Mark Hislop
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Jacqueline Hocking |
Nigel Jamieson |
Ruth McDougall |
Sally Mannall
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Ruth Marshall |
Roger Noakes
In her playful, but gently instructive installation, Misenchantment, Sally Mannall's consistent theme of gender is explored for fresh insights. Through the use of familiar, though symbolically loaded images from popular culture, Mannall contrives to involve the viewer experientially with her real project - a sharp investigation of the way in which cultural mythology and history construct gender roles in society.
Placed along one side of a corridor, five Topsy Turvy dolls (e.g. Little Red
Riding Hood, Goldilocks, Alice in Wonderland) are parallelled by five Mills and
Boon novels. Encouraged to twirl the dolls, the viewer discovers "growler"
wolves, bears, beasts and frogs ambiguously beneath their skirts. Released,
Goldilocks reasserts her upright position.
Ross Wolfe
from his Samstag essay;
Samstag The First Millenium
| Sally Mannall Born 1964, Canberra, ACT |
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| 1993 | Anne & Gordon Samstag International Visual Arts Scholarship Graduate Diploma, Goldsmiths College, London, UK |
| 1991 | Bachelor of Visual Arts, Canberra School of Art, ACT |
Walking on Eggs (detail) 1991
installation: Gertrude Street, Studio 2
variable dimensions
© the artist
Misenchantment 1992
five knitted dolls, five Mills and Boon novels, brass, mama boxes and growlers
variable dimensions
© the artist
Misenchantment (detail) 1992
five knitted dolls, five Mills and Boon novels, brass, mama boxes and growlers
variable dimensions
© the artist