corrobboree n. Australian aborigines' festivity and dance; any noisy gathering; uproar. © From the
These pieces gave their names to, and were named by, George Manby, a friend of the artist who has had a lifelong fascination with all forms of communication and the various kinds of language used to facilitate it. He says, “I can sense the entities that lin has created making a noise, both amongst themselves, and sent out to those who engage them. In listening to them making this noise, a type of vibration I call a brrmur, I have picked up and picked out parts of their character and thus pieces of their names. I have also looked at them and studied their physiognomy and seen their character reflected in particular features. To me they are more than mere objects and are individuals; they are a group of individuals. In the english language tradition of naming numbers of animals with collective nouns, they have become to me a brrmur of kloogs.”
Technical information:
These pieces were fired in electric kilns to oxidation cone 5-6. All parts were assembled at bisqued or glazed state and were held together by glazes. They range from 9" to 20 " tall, all free standing with different views all way around.
