Motion is a part of humanity, and the restriction of motion and migration that has turn out to be the middle agenda by so many politicians the world over appears to be a battle towards nature and an innate human essence. We’re hunter-gatheres, we’re movers, we discover a place that’s higher to outlive. In Justin Williams‘ new present at COMA Gallery, Sydney, Ready for Lavender is a delicate and highly effective depiction of migration and motion. Because the gallery notes, “Drawing on familial historical past, his upbringing within the foothills of Victoria’s Dandenong Ranges, and up to date time spent in Paris and Santa Fe, Williams welcomes viewers right into a world the place id, household, and the hunt for stability intertwine.”Â
The figures in every portray are in a state of motion, both touring or working, conversing with one another, in collaboration or partnership. However what the work exhibits, and what Justin has all the time proven, is deep humanity and empathy for his characters, one thing that all the time is deeply efficient and shifting.Â
