'Held every three years at HOTA Gallery, the Gold Coast Triennial is thought-provoking, irreverent and playful, evoking a contemplative atmosphere.

Spanning generations, personal histories and career experience, the exhibition unveils the depth and dynamism of the Gold Coast creative community.' HOTA website, 2024

Folding Fathoms

2024, bamboo, acrylic, adhesive

Folding Fathoms an exploration of self as the intimate local and the specificity of body centric measurement in that locality.

In this work, Chelsea maps her own fathom (outstretched arms), dividing the form where the heart is most felt, then folding the structural fields into each other as an expression of embrace.

Using her body as the point of reference in the work, Chelsea articulates the resonance and specificity of patterns that connect language, body and documentation. The structure wavers with chromatic shifts, referencing colours that elicit oxytocin in the same manner of an embrace.

Image 1: courtesy of HOTA by: Remco Photography

Image 4 and 5: courtesy of HOTA by: Aaron Chapman



Here & Now: Gold Coast Triennial

Home of the Arts, Gallery One, 28 Sept 2024 to 16 Feb 2025

I acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which I live and work, the land of Kombumerri families of the Yugumbeh Language Region, and I pay my respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.