Carolyn Cardinet: Visual Art Blog

48 artists are represented at this year Yarra Sculpture Gallery Art Prize Opening 4-7pm this Saturday 12 December 201 2015 Participating Artists Fredrick White Louis Balis Heinz Boeck Aneta Bozic Tanja George David Waters Tas Wansbrough Sione Francis Liz Walker Helen Braun Maggie Brown Penny Algar Veronica Caven Aldous Conrad Clark Robert Waghorn Brendon Taylor Takahiko Sugawara Kerry Strauss Andrew Paul Smith Maria Simonelli Faustas Sadaustas Stephanie Robinson Katerina Richardson Jackie Ralph Herbz Rah Anna Prifti Merle Parker Linda Oy Ho Deidre Oliver Akiko Nagino Tracey Lamb Katherine Marmaras Richard Monger Robert Mihajlovski Anne-Marie Kuter Glen Jackson Paul Gorman Felicity Gordon Ernst Fries Julian Martino Yuko Dora Justine Cromb Betty Collier iChing2 Carolyn Cardinet Katy Bowman Suzanne Kaldor Cliff Burtt

Wednesday 25 November 2015, 11.00 am  to  Thursday 31 December 2015, 11.00 pm Carolyn Cardinet's  Like and oil spill, plastic never goes away  is an all black immersive installation comprising assorted discarded black plastic and fibreglass PVC mesh. The exhibition space is transformed into a window that reflects on the state of the ocean seabed. This work is assembled out of the black plastic that Cardinet has collected from Port Phillip Bay and gleaned from the streets around her studio. As the artist states, "Most of the plastic ‘detritus’ appearing in the work passed through someone's hands, used only once before being discarded in the overflowing bins of our city streets before washing up on our shores. The work explicitly asks 'how much more plastic do we need?' With current rates of consumption we are arguably at a point of no return. One can easily foresee the whole sea, like this installation, being strewn with debris that will never disappe

Opening 25 October the show is on till 6 December 2015. A beautiful exhibition on the Yering Station winery ground showing the width and breath of Contemporary Sculpture.               Photo by Tracey Lamb 'My work is intended to draw attention to the worldwide problem of mass production and senseless waste of plastic packaging. I choose to create large visually beautiful sculptural work to prompt questions about the affect and effect that single-use plastics have on our environment.'

    Photo by David Warnock Like and oil spill, plastic never goes away  is an all black immersive installation.  The exhibition space is transformed into a window that reflects on the state of our oceans’ seabeds. The work is assembled out of the black plastic I have collected from Port Phillip Bay and gleaned from the streets around my studio. Most of the plastic ‘detritus’ appearing in the work passed through our hands, used only once before being discarded in the overflowing bins of our city streets before washing up on our shores. The work explicitly asks “how much more plastic do we need?” With current rates of consumption we are arguably at a point of no return. One can easily foresee the whole sea (as in this installation) being strewn with debris that will never disappear unless we stop using plastic, start to care for our eco-system and reconnect with our environment.                                                                               

Like an oil spill Plastic never goes away Is an installation specifically designed for the Curio Space for the city of Mannigham MC2 square             Install day a long way to go

Installation of Poly-sea-jelly on scaffolding went according to plan with a slight and change for the better.  Looking forward to seeing you on Oct 25 for the official opening at Yering Station in the Yarra Valley.

Putting the last touch to my entry for the Yering Sculpture Prize 2015 in the Yarra Valley 'Poly Sea Jelly' is an assemblage of hand-cut polyethylene. Each strand is attached to a single metal frame. The structure is lit up internally with LED's. I must say I cannot wait to see this work  in-situ hanging inside the gallery Opening day Sunday 25th October 2915!

Is opening this Tuesday 6 October 2015 at Melbourne Uni Organised by Basurama artist collective This project reflects on what is our daily trash regardless of our age, gender or country of origin.           Trash by Carolyn Cardinet TrashLation Exhibition 6-16 October 2015 at Mel Uni Hall - old quadrangle Visit the virtual show here http://trashlation.tumblr.com

For 'Assemblage of the Past' thanks to my amazing helpers whom came on this  trip on a sunny day! Thank you Anna for this wonderful opportunity in giving creative minds the possibility to respond to this beautiful  land and past history.

This Friday 25 September 2015 is the last day to view the impressive exhibition '700 Arts Festival' @Rmit library in the city  View Link www1.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=ijvgdew1a2lz

This quick motion short film has been possible thanks to Janita whom made the trip with me and filmed the install in situ on the day so with further a do here is the link ... Assemblage of the Past Assemblage of the Past WindowSpace at BEEAC   WINDOWSPACE-BEEAC - Blog by Anna Sande CAROLYN CARDINET Performance installation opening                     Sun 6 September @ 11 am at  WINDOWSPACE 79 Main Street BEEAC SHOW CURRENT: SUN 6 SEPTEMBER - SAT 3 OCTOBER 2015 POETIC POLLUTION Carolyn Cardinet's work is wry - deceptively so - she deals with deadly matters. Figures suggest that there are 8 million tonnes of plastic waste entering the ocean each year.  At least one million seabirds, and one-hundred thousand marine mammals die each year due to plastic pollution (Laist, 1997). Ocean pollution is a carrier of invasive species.  The problems go on and on and Susan George was bringing this to our attention in the 1960s. http ://www.theo

Sunday 6 September I will be creating a new work an install-performance at the WindowSpace in BEEAC's Main Street (near Colac) in Victoria. This work 'Assemblage of the Past' will be put together on site at 11am you will be able to view the installation from the street. Looking forward to see you and chat after the install? For more info http://windowspace-beeac.blogspot.com.au

I am fortunate to have 2 pieces exhibited at Rmit in the Library 700's book section Both pieces are made with found metal and found polyethylene assembled together and lit with LED lights.        Both situated under both staircases For more details  http://www1.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=ijvgdew1a2lz

I wanted to share how lovely it is to receive an email with a personal response to my last show. So here it is '...But the exhibition is in a realm way above and beyond my expectations. Your artist statement says it all far better than I could ever find the language for...' Janet B. That is why I do what I do for people to get touched by the work as I do when I think it

Looking forward to your coming Wednesday 5 August 1.30pm  Artist talk for students and the general public to attend this free event  Death by POLY P.E.T. Tide is located at the Bayside Corporate Center   76 Royal avenue in Sandringham

Death by Poly P.E.T. Tide   This site specific sculptural environmental piece was created for  Plastic Free July & took a mere 8 months to produce   & 1110 hand-cut 2 litres Plastic milk bottles  Death by Poly P.E.T Tide at the ARTrium space   Exhibited till:   26th August 2015 Where:             The ARTrium at the Bayside Council Corporate Center Sandringham Open:               Monday-Friday 9-5pm     Material detail Polyethylene  

Will be on till July 19th every night from 6pm till 12pm to view the program visit http://gspf.com.au Thank you to the many photographers whom took photos of this collaborative work with Yarra Youth  

         White Trash Opening was FANtastic! Yes Pun intended                            and a great turn out it was indeed   Thank you to all who came  Thank you for supporting the artist  Thank you for supporting the show Thank you for all your photos of the opening

Awesome day setting up my sculptural works with a great team at The Gallery @ the St Kumsa town Hall today The solo show is taking shape and it is so much more rewarding then seeing paintings going up...

Set up day for our collaborative work in Leonard St shop window.  Great Opening this Friday 20 July 6 till late                               Awaiting the projection set up team a nd night testing by Michael Meneghetti 

Come and view some of the works I have worked on with Yarra Youth Teenagers during my residency in Fitzroy Lightastic Friday 10 July 4.30-6pm Then make your way around the corner to Gertrude St for the Projection Festival See you there!

Is coming very soon and cannot wait to view the artworks and projection onsite some of the teenagers @YYS produced a video which will be projected on my sculpture in @LeonardSt shop for the #GSPF2015   Opening 10 July 6-12 pm

  It was a great pleasure to be shown in between  Julie Collins/Derek John and Jackie Ralph artworks

I am grateful to be part of this show at the Yarra Sculpture Gallery opening this Saturday This sculpture id made with found plastic  The Yarra Sculpture Gallery is opening its doors to the public  to view their members survey exhibition from 20 May -7 June 2015 LED-HDPE 2015

The Yarra Link site along the Yarra River in Toorak where the sculpture 'Cool Totem' can be seen from the Yarra trail bike path on the otherside of the river bank. For more information visit www.yarra.link COOL TOTEM 2015                                               Debbie & the artist Carolyn Cardinet (right)     photo by Alexis Desaulniers-Lea  

The work is done! 'Cool Totem' will be unveiled this weekend on the Yarra riverbank in toorak  The sculpture resemble the many grass trees indigenous to Australia and will be complete when the plants around the base I planted today will grow!

Late night working in studio #PlasticOverload  #PlasticPollution  #Polyethylene

Everything in the residency studio needs to fit in the car and then in my studio  Bonne Chance Carolyn

Full on production of artwork happening in the residency studio as the end is nearing… Amazing amount of work made with the kind assistance of cafes around the area in particular @Grub, @Slowpoke and @Doomsday. Very sad to finish this amasing residency in an amazingly large space with amazingly welcoming people @YYS in Fitzroy. I will miss you all...

Spectacle - Atherton Gardens -Youh Week Plenty of activities for kids  Making Mother's Day Cards  Singing and Dancing