VCA ART 2020

Sarah Rudledge

Master of Fine Art

My practice explores daily rituals and actions for artistically reimagining lived experience. Each artwork is initially informed by a selected location, this could be my backyard or somewhere less familiar. In this context, I spend time observing and responding to the daily routines and rhythms of the place using a variety of materials, such as video, text, performance and textiles. Through this approach I speculate upon ways that daily routines can be utilised as forms of restoration, resistance and care. This in turn, might suggest more mindful and empathetic engagements with the world.

Sarah Rudledge, Knitting with Sagami-san, digital print, 2019
Sarah Rudledge, Knitting with Sagami-san, digital print, 2019
Sarah Rudledge, Folding someone else's Kimono while I wait, single channel video, performance, kimono, cushions, 2020–
Sarah Rudledge, Remembering Matsushima Island, single channel video, textile, performance, graphite drawing, 2019–
Sarah Rudledge, Kicking the Bucket, digital image, two channel video and dedicated website, 2020
Sarah Rudledge, Kicking the Bucket, digital image, two channel video and dedicated website, 2020
Sarah Rudledge, graduate exhibition installation view, 2020. Documentation by Christo Crocker, Eliza Dyball and Aaron Rees.
Sarah Rudledge, graduate exhibition installation view, 2020. Documentation by Christo Crocker, Eliza Dyball and Aaron Rees.
Sarah Rudledge, Remembering Matsushima Island, cotton yarn, bamboo spools, chairs, knitting needles, 2019 — Documentation by Christo Crocker, Eliza Dyball and Aaron Rees.
Sarah Rudledge, Remembering Matsushima Island, cotton yarn, bamboo spools, chairs, knitting needles, 2019 — Documentation by Christo Crocker, Eliza Dyball and Aaron Rees.

We acknowledge and pay respect to the Traditional Owners of the lands upon which our campus is situated, the people of the Boon Wurrung and Woi Wurrung, who have created art, made music and told their stories here for thousands of generations. We also acknowledge and extend our respect to the Traditional Owners of all lands on which our work is viewed, shared and enjoyed, and to all Elders, past, present and emerging.

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