VCA ART 2022

Katherine Thomson

Bachelor of Fine Arts (Sculpture)

Even if they dont listen
Its about tt
Ttttttttttt tttttt
Whistle whoooooi
Smackmmmft
Its about making sounds to the dugongs
Not everyone has to understanddttddddtchttdchd hhhhhhh
What you’re saying
In fact., they wont
Whoot
tshhhhhh
Understand
They have their own views
Onnnn what a window traps
Maybe they dont recognise me at all


And just the pfff
Th e wpf
Steysonr
Is reflective of how people look at things
I mean
Its legs
Im attracted to things with legs
The vehicle of touch
Or
Some such thing
Because they encompass the wriggle
etween
Oh! Found one
Who are you?

Website

www.katethomson.art

Social

Instagram

Enquiries

kate.thomson@gmail.com

Featured in tour

Amorphous solids →
a green window disconnected from any wall is filled with spiderwebs and leans on piles of bricks and a clothes line in the middle of the gallery. there is a bundle of garden irrigation tubing hanging down from the ceiling skylights towards the window. white fluffy clouds and a blue sky are seen through rows of skylights.
Kate Thomson, Onnnn what a window traps, a-host-of-occupants-fallen-window-love-grotty-bricks-a-clothes-line-garden-poly-tubing-tape-bronze-bodies-iron-alloy-dust-leaf-litter-single-channel-video-(live), 2022.
a pile of bricks fills the close up shot. the corners of four bricks are broken such that they form a hole between them. A screen showing live streaming spiderwebs from the green window is recessed into hole between the pile of dirty red bricks. down a tunnel in the webs you can see a dead big black fly.
Kate Thomson, Onnnn what a window traps, a-host-of-occupants-fallen-window-love-grotty-bricks-a-clothes-line-garden-poly-tubing-tape-bronze-bodies-iron-alloy-dust-leaf-litter-single-channel-video-(live), 2022.
the side of the window painted white leans on a clothes line. Both objects are placed on the floor so that they are leaning on eachother and form a tent shape between them. a camera is tied to the clothes line and is pointing away from the viewer towards the web filled window. the camera cables drape over the clothes line strings.
Kate Thomson, Onnnn what a window traps, a-host-of-occupants-fallen-window-love-grotty-bricks-a-clothes-line-garden-poly-tubing-tape-bronze-bodies-iron-alloy-dust-leaf-litter-single-channel-video-(live), 2022. Documentation by Spencer Tripodi.
a close up of a spider web in a birds nest. the nest fills the whole frame with delicate twigs. the spiderweb stretches in a triangle shape between the endges of the nest and sits in the middle. there are also stray leaves, dead spiders, spider skins, lady bugs and snail trails amongst the nest.
Kate Thomson, Onnnn what a window traps, a-host-of-occupants-fallen-window-love-grotty-bricks-a-clothes-line-garden-poly-tubing-tape-bronze-bodies-iron-alloy-dust-leaf-litter-single-channel-video-(live), 2022.
a nest sits on top of the wooden window. The nest is almost completely visible and fills most of the frame. on top of the nest sits a butterfly. spider webs have been built between the butterflies wings and the nest.
Kate Thomson, Onnnn what a window traps, a-host-of-occupants-fallen-window-love-grotty-bricks-a-clothes-line-garden-poly-tubing-tape-bronze-bodies-iron-alloy-dust-leaf-litter-single-channel-video-(live), 2022.
the gallery wall has a multi panelled window of clear and textured glass with some of the panes painted over with white paint. the middle panels of the window are tilted open. a curling strand of poly tubing hangs from the ceiling and dangles out the window. the open window is just above head height, and the shot is angled up to see the tube trailing down from the ceiling.
Kate Thomson, Onnnn what a window traps, a-host-of-occupants-fallen-window-love-grotty-bricks-a-clothes-line-garden-poly-tubing-tape-bronze-bodies-iron-alloy-dust-leaf-litter-single-channel-video-(live), 2022.

Bachelor of Fine Arts (Sculpture)

Francesca Havelock
Hugh Crowley
Katherine Thomson
Poppy Jingxuan Chen
Sijia Chao
Shannon Toth
Eugene Lombardo
Grace Davey

We acknowledge and pay respect to the Traditional Owners of the lands upon which our campus is situated, the people of the Boon Wurrung and Woi Wurrung, who have created art, made music and told their stories here for thousands of generations. We also acknowledge and extend our respect to the Traditional Owners of all lands on which our work is viewed, shared and enjoyed, and to all Elders, past, present and emerging.

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