See Through Me called on artists to respond to a photo taken by Launceston artist Ralf Haertel during his recent travels.
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Launching at Sawtooth Artist Run Initiative on Thursday, the body of work began during Haertel’s travels across Europe.
He reconnected with his grassroots in Germany by utilising the land to dye the one kilogram of silk he took with him.
Working with natural dyes has always been a big part of Haertel’s practice.
“It connects you to that history of art making as a communal process, which I think in our modern world has been lost a little bit,” he said.
Creating community-based art is something Haertel both enjoys and believes is an extremely important practice. About 30 artists took a canvas produced by Haertel and one of his travelling photos. Each artist was given the opportunity to respond to the photo.
If asked, Haertel offered a background story to the image, but artists could chose to take the photo and create their response without extra information. The process sparked powerful and intricate pieces.
On display at Sawtooth ARI until Saturday.
The work will be reinstalled in November as part of Streets Alive at Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Inveresk.