SCULPTURE
SCULPTURE
PAINT & INK
PAINT & INK
PAINT & INK
CV
CV
CV
THE NATURE OF WANTING - ARTIST STATEMENT
‘The Nature of Wanting’ is a body of work that addresses the unsustainable consumption of the human race. As a species people continuously process resources of social, environmental and economic value with little regard for the future. Materials are extracted, refined and transformed into fleeting 'objects of desire'. Though a face-paced lifestyle only encourages a focus on the final product, their consumers have become detached from the process that created them. Resulting in a reduced appreciation between these 'objects of desire' and the methods used to create them. A disassociation that contributes to a wasteful attitude towards both labour and environmental resources.
This exhibition explores human body as a machine that seeks out and consumes through unsustainable resource gathering processes. Representing all 'objects of desire' is a small stepped pyramid that appears in several of the works. Whether through representation or suggestion, human presence provides context and narrative for this pyramid to generate discussion of humanity’s consumption habits.
THE NATURE OF WANTING - ARTIST STATEMENT
‘The Nature of Wanting’ is a body of work that addresses the unsustainable consumption of the human race. As a species people continuously process resources of social, environmental and economic value with little regard for the future. Materials are extracted, refined and transformed into fleeting 'objects of desire'. Though a face-paced lifestyle only encourages a focus on the final product, their consumers have become detached from the process that created them. Resulting in a reduced appreciation between these 'objects of desire' and the methods used to create them. A disassociation that contributes to a wasteful attitude towards both labour and environmental resources.
This exhibition explores human body as a machine that seeks out and consumes through unsustainable resource gathering processes. Representing all 'objects of desire' is a small stepped pyramid that appears in several of the works. Whether through representation or suggestion, human presence provides context and narrative for this pyramid to generate discussion of humanity’s consumption habits.
THE NATURE OF WANTING - ARTIST STATEMENT
‘The Nature of Wanting’ is a body of work that addresses the unsustainable consumption of the human race. As a species people continuously process resources of social, environmental and economic value with little regard for the future. Materials are extracted, refined and transformed into fleeting 'objects of desire'. Though a face-paced lifestyle only encourages a focus on the final product, their consumers have become detached from the process that created them. Resulting in a reduced appreciation between these 'objects of desire' and the methods used to create them. A disassociation that contributes to a wasteful attitude towards both labour and environmental resources.
This exhibition explores human body as a machine that seeks out and consumes through unsustainable resource gathering processes. Representing all 'objects of desire' is a small stepped pyramid that appears in several of the works. Whether through representation or suggestion, human presence provides context and narrative for this pyramid to generate discussion of humanity’s consumption habits.
Harrison Waed See
Publications
See, H. W., Mah, D, & Yeo, C. K. (2024). Curatorial Statement. In H. See., D. Mah, & C. K. Yeo (Eds.), Paper Trails Between Lion and Swan [Exhibition Catalogue], SCULPTURE2052. Excerpt published (2024) Artsource website: https://www.artsource.net.au/Paper-Trails-Between-Lion-and-Swan
Stevenson, K. J., Jayakumar, E., & See, H. (2023). The Toy Brick as a Communicative Device for Amplifying Children’s Voices in Research. M/C Journal, 26(3). https://doi.org/10.5204/mcj.2957l
See, H., Stevenson, K. J., & Jayakumar, E. (2023) Chatterboxes and other child-centred methods: Communicating young children’s multimodal contributions to research [conference presentation]. Early Childhood Australia (ECA) National Conference 2023, Adelaide convention Centre.
See, H., Stevenson, K., Jayakumar, E., & Zeng, H. (2023). Children’s Digital Citizenship Project: Your Perspectives [A report for children]. ECU/Centre for the Digital Child.
Jayakumar, E., Stevenson, K. See, H., & Ryu, Y. (2023). A Model for Children’s Digital Citizenship in India, Korea, and Australia: Stakeholder engagement principles. ECU/Centre for the Digital Child.
See, H. (2023). Curatorial Statement. In H. See (Ed.), HERENOW|23 In-Between-ness [Exhibition catalogue]. ECU Galleries.
See, H. W. (2022). Encounters Across Dialogic Cross-cultural Collaborative Painting [Doctoral exegesis, Edith Cowan University]. Embargoed.
Stevenson, K., Jayakumar, E., See, H., Ryu, Y., & Das, S. (2022). Children’s Perspectives of Digital Citizenship in India, Korea and Australia: Report of Findings from Children’s Digital Citizenship and Safety Roundtables. ECU/Centre for the Digital Child.
Stevenson, K., Jayakumar, E., Le-Viet, T., Ryu, Y., & See, H. (2022). Contexts for Children’s Digital Citizenship in India, Korea and Australia: A Literature Review. ECU/Centre for the Digital Child.
See. H. (2022). Sustained Connection through Material Dialogue: International collaborative painting during the COVID-19 pandemic. ACUADS/DDCA 2021: Conference New Networks. https://acuads.com.au/conference/article/sustained-connection-through-material-dialogue-international-collaborative-painting-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/
See. H. (2021). Dialogic Painting and Mythology: Cross-cultural collaboration amidst COVID restrictions. ACUADS 2020: Crisis and Resilience. https://acuads.com.au/conference/article/dialogic-painting-and-mythology-cross-cultural-collaboration-amidst-covid-restrictions/
Mason, G. & See. H. (2021). Creativity in Crises: Adapting a community of practice through a landscape of COVID-based disturbances. ACUADS 2020: Crisis and Resilience. https://acuads.com.au/conference/article/creativity-in-crises-adapting-a-community-of-practice-through-a-landscape-of-covid-based-disturbances/
Adams, L., See, H. Bell, F. (2020). Public Arts: the academy engaging with Main Roads WA, industry and community. ACUADS 2019: Engagement. https://acuads.com.au/conference/article/public-arts-the-academy-engaging-with-main-roads-wa-industry-and-community/