
Charles Avery
Untitled (Bather in the Memory of Conchious-ness), 2015
Pencil, acrylic and ink on paper
114 x 83.5 cm
44 7/8 x 32 7/8 in
Framed:
122.8 x 92.7 x 5.5 cm
48 3/8 x 36 1/2 x 2 1/8 in
44 7/8 x 32 7/8 in
Framed:
122.8 x 92.7 x 5.5 cm
48 3/8 x 36 1/2 x 2 1/8 in
Copyright The Artist
Invisible waters is a resort on the Island where the Onomatopoeians and tourists go to bathe, cleanse and cavort. The topography of the area is characterised by erosions of the...
Invisible waters is a resort on the Island where the Onomatopoeians and tourists go to bathe, cleanse and cavort. The topography of the area is characterised by erosions of the black rocky landform of the Island as it gives way to the Qoro-qoros (the spongy undulating scape of dead grass, kelp and detritus that separates the Island from Triangland). These erosions amount to craters which capture the humidity that collects on the rock and seeps into the depressions. The atmosphere is Soporific and windless. The humidity is such that one is covered in a hot , slightly slimy dew coats the body almost instantly.
Towards the north the network of pools disintegrates into a mixture of rotten rock and tuffets of red earth bound together with the fibrous roots of a hardy aquatic grass, which graduates into the silty shallows of the estuary known as the Memory of Conchious-Ness, also a popular resort. Occasionally a delicate breeze manifests creating ghostly forms from the thick atmosphere. Indeed they say that when it is like this – and its true – that you can see the wind. It is when these conditions abide that the Islanders flock to Invisible Waters to leisure. There is great variety in the physical characterises of the pools, in terms size and depth and temperature , clarity, and colour. Through a series of interventions (some quite rudimentary), accesses, bridges and platforms it is possible travel on foot the whole length of the resort, and there are even a couple a shacks servicing refreshments and I have heard that controversially a developer plans to annexe a whole area to create a luxury hotel.
Towards the north the network of pools disintegrates into a mixture of rotten rock and tuffets of red earth bound together with the fibrous roots of a hardy aquatic grass, which graduates into the silty shallows of the estuary known as the Memory of Conchious-Ness, also a popular resort. Occasionally a delicate breeze manifests creating ghostly forms from the thick atmosphere. Indeed they say that when it is like this – and its true – that you can see the wind. It is when these conditions abide that the Islanders flock to Invisible Waters to leisure. There is great variety in the physical characterises of the pools, in terms size and depth and temperature , clarity, and colour. Through a series of interventions (some quite rudimentary), accesses, bridges and platforms it is possible travel on foot the whole length of the resort, and there are even a couple a shacks servicing refreshments and I have heard that controversially a developer plans to annexe a whole area to create a luxury hotel.
Exhibitions
Charles Avery: The People and Things of Onomatopoeia: Part 2, Pilar Corrias Gallery, London, 13 January-17 February 2017