Olivia Leigh Morris
My work is a multi-faceted unearthing, mapping and excavation of space which I occupy.
I use enquiry through durational works, sculpture, print and site-specific intervention to unfold a spilling over of boundaries and betweenness. Intrinsically focusing on the horizontal and the vertical, I unearth a turning over of information, investigating gaps in the context of site.
Through concepts of archaeological gridding and mining I use excavating tools, digging holes and casting space as an enquiry for tracing betweenness. I attempt to merge boundaries by moulding negative space into positive space and combining the past, present and future. I acknowledge that capturing these gaps and between spaces are hard to grasp – I’ve been grappling with this unknowing since the beginning of my project. While I occupy space and land, I endeavour to make sense of these moments while accepting that I will never understand some aspects, nor will I have permission to.
Pointless Labour, 2020
Installation
2 hours
Unearthed: Day 5 37° 47’ 49” S 144° 59’ 42” E, 2020
Intervention/sculpture
5 days
Upside down Country, 2020
Installation, site-specific intervention
Upside down Country, 2020
Installation
Upside down Country, 2020
Installation, string, wood, hebel, rope
2 hours
Pointless Labour, 2020
Found materials at site, wood, steel
2100mm x 2100mm
In the folds, 2020
Excavation
5 hours
In the folds, 2020
Excavation
5 hours
*Honours project best experienced through the website olivialeighmorris.com
