Celebrating the extraordinary in the ordinary in new gallery show

THE November season at the Northern Rivers Community Gallery (NRCG) is replete with contemporary treasures and four new exhibitions, including the acclaimed Sprung Dance Theatre ensemble.

Gallery Coordinator Imbi Davidson said the exhibitions showcased incredible talent from across the region.

“It promises a varied constellation of artists and fascinating artworks,” she said.

“They span experimental textiles, site-specific installations, intricate abstractions and extraordinary suburban superheroes captured in large-scale photographic portraits.”

For Justin Telfer, fabric is a constant companion from birth to death and is intricately linked with daily existence. In Embedded, Telfer connects the viewer to places, identity, and moments in time.

In Untold, Emma T Woodburn combines drawing and sculpture with a site-specific response to the internal heritage-listed gallery space of NRCG. Her work draws attention to invisible histories (internal and personal) in contemporary Australian culture.

Sienna van Rossum asks us to examine overlooked details and contemplate how the perception of reality is moulded by where we direct our attention. In Exposed, van Rossum merges meticulous realism and abstraction to heighten an intimate but uncertain world navigation.

In Suburban Superheroes, the Sprung Dance Theatre celebrates the power and strength of extraordinariness in an ordinary world.

Through photographic portraits, artists are captured in their local community of suburban Ballina in self-made original superhero costumes.

Sprung Artistic Director Daniele Constance, artist Sarah Lewis and photographer Jorge Serra developed the collaborative disability-led process.

All exhibitions continue until Sunday, December 8. The NRCG is open from Wednesday to Sunday.

For opening information and exhibition details, visit nrcgballina.com.au