My Own Private Lion (South Fremantle Rosemary),
Pascale Giorgi, 2021.
concrete, cement oxide, carnauba wax, rosemary essential oil,
7 x 14 x 26 cm.
Photos by Daniel Grant
A lion, taking after the ones which guard the homes of Italian migrants, but instead of large and white, tiny and black. Modelled after a fountain piece in Florence’s Boboli Garden, the lion’s frozen expression seems to laugh, cry and grimace. The dark surface has been polished smooth and a mixture of wax and rosemary oil has been rubbed into the animal’s concrete skin, embedding the strong fragrance of rosemary, used since ancient times to enhance memory and focus. The smell wants to take you into a memory of stealing herbs from pristine gardens at night under the watchful eye of feline guardians.
– Pascale Giorgi
WINNER of the Melville Contemporary Art Prize
Main Prize, $15,000 acquisitive
Pascale Giorgi, My Own Private Lion (South Fremantle Rosemary), 2021, concrete, cement oxide, carnauba wax, rosemary essential oil, 7 x 14 x 26 cm.
Our judges said:
Pascale’s sculpture is a complex migration story told with elegance, humour, and deceptive simplicity. The technically deft work makes great use of irony to critique ideas of taste and culture. Its innovative use of smell connects with viewers’ own memories, while its aesthetics reference a much broader history in a way that is both satirical and affectionate.
https://melvillecontemporary.com/
Review by Christina Chau
https://thereviewboard.com.au/review/melville-contemporary-art-award/
Melville Contemporary is a new biennial art prize. It is selective, acquisitive, and open to professional artists based in Western Australia.
In 2021 it awards a $15,000 main prize and a $2,000 highly commended prize (non-acquisitive). Finalists are selected by a curators Carly Lane, Jana Braddock, and Yvonne Doherty, and will be exhibited at Goolugatup Heathcote from 16 July – 5 September 2021.
The main award winners are: Pascale Giorgi (main prize) and Ross Potter (highly commended). The full 2021 finalists are:
Sam Bloor, Mathew Clark, Erin Coates, Jennifer Cochrane, Rebecca Dagnall, Tarryn Gill, Pascale Giorgi, Sohan Ariel Hayes, Rusty Maeva, Lia McKnight, Ross Potter, Sally Stoneman, and Dung-Chuan Wen.
Melville Contemporary is an initiative of the City of Melville and Goolugatup Heathcote.
Pascale Giorgi, 2021.
concrete, cement oxide, carnauba wax, rosemary essential oil,
7 x 14 x 26 cm.
Photos by Daniel Grant
A lion, taking after the ones which guard the homes of Italian migrants, but instead of large and white, tiny and black. Modelled after a fountain piece in Florence’s Boboli Garden, the lion’s frozen expression seems to laugh, cry and grimace. The dark surface has been polished smooth and a mixture of wax and rosemary oil has been rubbed into the animal’s concrete skin, embedding the strong fragrance of rosemary, used since ancient times to enhance memory and focus. The smell wants to take you into a memory of stealing herbs from pristine gardens at night under the watchful eye of feline guardians.
– Pascale Giorgi
WINNER of the Melville Contemporary Art Prize
Main Prize, $15,000 acquisitive
Pascale Giorgi, My Own Private Lion (South Fremantle Rosemary), 2021, concrete, cement oxide, carnauba wax, rosemary essential oil, 7 x 14 x 26 cm.
Our judges said:
Pascale’s sculpture is a complex migration story told with elegance, humour, and deceptive simplicity. The technically deft work makes great use of irony to critique ideas of taste and culture. Its innovative use of smell connects with viewers’ own memories, while its aesthetics reference a much broader history in a way that is both satirical and affectionate.
https://melvillecontemporary.com/
Review by Christina Chau
https://thereviewboard.com.au/review/melville-contemporary-art-award/
Melville Contemporary is a new biennial art prize. It is selective, acquisitive, and open to professional artists based in Western Australia.
In 2021 it awards a $15,000 main prize and a $2,000 highly commended prize (non-acquisitive). Finalists are selected by a curators Carly Lane, Jana Braddock, and Yvonne Doherty, and will be exhibited at Goolugatup Heathcote from 16 July – 5 September 2021.
The main award winners are: Pascale Giorgi (main prize) and Ross Potter (highly commended). The full 2021 finalists are:
Sam Bloor, Mathew Clark, Erin Coates, Jennifer Cochrane, Rebecca Dagnall, Tarryn Gill, Pascale Giorgi, Sohan Ariel Hayes, Rusty Maeva, Lia McKnight, Ross Potter, Sally Stoneman, and Dung-Chuan Wen.
Melville Contemporary is an initiative of the City of Melville and Goolugatup Heathcote.
