Pacific Traces : Exhibition

April 3-29 2023

Lane Cove Gallery and Creative Space

Sera, Serana, Miri, and Usa drawing on a wooden platform under a frangipani, Makogai
Sitting in Nessie’s blown out kitchen
Le weekend
Le weekend, II
Salote cleaning glasses with a flower behind her ear
Falling in love with the Hibiscus Highway
Inside the yacht club made of cinnamon trees
Wisea not catching fish from the village canoe
The most beautiful place in Savu Savu
A day so windy it blew foam across the water
Long morning shadows, Baie de Citron
Guarding Baie Kuto from unsavoury intruders
Swimming in the gentle wake of the supply ship to Ile des Pins
Looking down onto the tiny clams in the giant clam gardens
Lo and Florence waiting for donuts
Stone wall guarding Baie Kuto
Wisea in his doorway
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Sera, Serana, Miri, and Usa drawing on a wooden platform under a frangipani, Makogai
Sitting in Nessie’s blown out kitchen
Le weekend
Le weekend, II
Salote cleaning glasses with a flower behind her ear
Falling in love with the Hibiscus Highway
Inside the yacht club made of cinnamon trees
Wisea not catching fish from the village canoe
The most beautiful place in Savu Savu
A day so windy it blew foam across the water
Long morning shadows, Baie de Citron
Guarding Baie Kuto from unsavoury intruders
Swimming in the gentle wake of the supply ship to Ile des Pins
Looking down onto the tiny clams in the giant clam gardens
Lo and Florence waiting for donuts
Stone wall guarding Baie Kuto
Wisea in his doorway
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Pacific Traces

A multi-arts installation documenting my six-month sailing journey through the islands of the southwest Pacific, lapped by warming seas and battered by cyclones. This exhibition traces multiple layers of my journey, from the vibrant and exuberant lives of the Pacific Islanders, to the poetic dialogue of personal reflection during a time when my father was dying.

‘Elizabeth invites us to reflect upon not only our relationship to our environment but our relationships with each other. Through a series of soft pastel drawings that she created during a trip by sailing voyage to Fiji, poems, and installation, Elizabeth draws attention to the act of being present. Not simply the need to get somewhere, but the need to engage with our journey.’ 

  • Miguel Omo, Gallery Director
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