OPENING FUNCTION - Saturday 08 February 2025 from 2pm to 3.30pm. Free entry.

LOVE IN TRANSLATION

This exhibition, from long time collaborators Sue Acheson and Russell Lilford, has a theme of love - but not as you may think - there are no pink hearts here…Looking at how love is used and abused, and the many kinds of love there are.

Commenting on the use and abuse of love and how it traps us into certain acts. There is joy and pain reflected in the exciting paintings and ceramic sculptures.

Sue Acheson

Sue's sculptural forms are a reflection of the natural world around her. Subjects she reflects on include personal (Love of Self), political (Love of Power), environmental (Love of Country) or related to community (Unconditional Love).

The energy of the Earth has a profound effect on all of her work, as does the Australian bush. The calligraphic marks often made as decoration are graphic representations of the light and shadow falling through trees, especially early morning and late evening.

Russell Lilford

Russell is on a quest to expand his visual language, to widen a lexicon that includes the emotional, spiritual and philosophical in his paintings. He presents work that facilitates a connection with people that allows ideas and quandaries to be transmitted. The viewer is able to read his work in many different ways depending on your perspective, and may open up meaningful dialogues to a vast array of thought.