Break Down

Factory 49, Sydney, 2013

Inspired by the culture of waste and recycling during a residency in Beijing, Sally Clarke breaks down objects and reconfigures their remains into new ‘in transit’ formats located within the gallery space. Through this process of reinvention the function of the original is revised and its value as a material recalculated.

Sally Clarke, Break Down (overview), 2013, mixed media, variable dimensions. Photo: Luminere Imaging
Sally Clarke, Break Down (exhibition view), 2013, mixed media, variable dimensions. Photo: Luminere Imaging
Sally Clarke, In Transit (detail), 2013, mixed media, variable dimensions. Photo: Luminere Imaging
Sally Clarke, Surface Mail (foreground), 2013, mixed media, variable dimensions. Photo: Luminere Imaging
Sally Clarke, Surface Mail (foreground), 2013, mixed media, variable dimensions. Photo: Luminere Imaging
Sally Clarke, Colour Scents, 2013, mixed media, variable dimensions. Photo: Luminere Imaging
Sally Clarke, Colour Scents, 2013, mixed media, variable dimensions. Photo: Luminere Imaging
Sally Clarke, Debris, 2013, mixed media, variable dimensions. Photo: Luminere Imaging
Sally Clarke, Debris, 2013, mixed media, variable dimensions. Photo: Luminere Imaging
Sally Clarke, Mop, 2013, mixed media, variable dimensions. Photo: Luminere Imaging
Sally Clarke, Bound, 2013, mixed media, variable dimensions. Photo: Luminere Imaging
Sally Clarke, Bound, 2013, mixed media, variable dimensions. Photo: Luminere Imaging