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Littoral exhibition open!

| Nat Rad

“The Littoral is also an environment of flux and change par excellence. If the movement of tides suggest a cycle of repetition, the ecosystem of the shoreline reveals instead a triumph of adaption, diversity, and restless change…………. elements of geography, legality, and literature are all firmly anchored and intimately connected in our consciousness. But they are not destiny. They can be re-imagined, retold, and seen afresh.” Introduction to Littoral readings: Representations of land and sea in law, literature, and geography. Desmond Manderson and Honni van Rijswijk

Littoral exhibition

| Nat Rad

Nat works in oil on canvas and linen and uses masking tape to cover both vertical and horizontal areas between layers of paint, revealing the previous layer when removed.

Theo uses acrylic on canvas and canvas paper and constructs the landscape with defined horizons while playing with the vertical structure of water lines within the compositions.

Paintings of the nearshore

| Nat Rad

Littoral is a joint exhibition by Albany artists Nat Rad and Theo, marking the first time they have presented their work together after participating in numerous group exhibitions. The inspiration for this collaboration arose from independent creative research, which revealed a shared interest in the concept of the ‘nearshore.’ Through their individual artistic practices, both artists ventured out to document the area surrounding Menang Koort (King George Sound) on the Albany coast, focusing on the unique shapes, colors, and movements found within these landscapes.

New work!

| Nat Rad

Working towards an exhibition- Nov 2025

Moving focus to paint, I am working on a body of work with Theo for the Parry Gallery exhibition at the Historic Whaling Station. About halfway through production now!

Voidscape 2

| Nat Rad

Exploring compositions to reveal the landscape, I began with video work in 2023.

The subject is a landscape area of boulders on the north side of MT Clarence, Albany. The composition investigates the identity of this space through transparency and overlay of site images. Revealing the landscape’s features, including the ‘unseen spaces’, voids.

The second installment for 2025 of ‘Voidscape’ brings together video, soundscape and oil on canvas paintings, connecting the forms of the landscape through all media.

The term “Voidscape” is derived from digital creation and refers to other worlds outside of physical representation.

Unplugged 2

| Nat Rad

After a successful MIX Unplugged 2024, we’re returning with another theme-free exhibition. The Museum of the Great Southern will host MIX Artists Inc in a pop-up gallery. Artists will rotate times, ensuring fresh artwork throughout the event. Visit again to see new pieces from different artists!

100 Chawan: completed soundscape

| Nat Rad

The soundscape for the 100 Chawan exhibition is a compilation of 6 parts, representing elements identified by Linda Chambers and Collyn Gawned as significant to their art practice.

Being invited to create a soundscape and directed by Linda and Collyn‘s strong vision for the completed ceramic works to be underpinned by the ‘feel’ of the exhibition space, I began with recording in their studios.

  • Introduction: Chanting, Frogs, water and Night Chitty Chitty
  • Linda Making: electric potters wheel recorded in her home studio
  • Tea: preparing to make tea, chanting and whisking matcha
  • Travels in Japan: Hiroshima peace bell, poring tea and Osaka train station
  • Collyn Making: hand making a Chawan recorded in his home studio
  • Mediation on flow: Tapping on Chawan, waters of Lake St Clair, Torbay, Hopetoun and Ledge Point with breath