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"In everyday language when we describe something as “salient” we mean what’s
most central.
In geography, a “salient” is a prominent feature in a landscape, like an
iceberg breaking the surface of the sea. The word “salient” also has affinity
with “saline”: both come from the Latin word for salt.
Salients is also the title of an exhibit which is a retrospective of my
artwork. The exhibit brings together photography, sound and found objects from
projects, developed over a decade, that revolve around our complex
interrelationships with water.
The catalyst for this trajectory in my studio practice was the Tōhoku
earthquake and tsunami that struck the east coast of Japan in 2011.
I lived and worked in Tokyo from 1998 to 2006, and witnessing the images of
what’s sometimes known as the 3/11 disaster, as well as the resulting global
reverberations, led to a fundamental shift in my world view.
It also catalyzed a dedicated move in my research and art production toward
issues surrounding water, complex interconnectivity and the ways in which the
ocean and its tributaries shape culture, industry and the collective
imagination."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
