GALLERY 2
TIME FRAME
c3 PROJECTS + PLOT MEDIA
Created for the 2011 Abbotsford Convent Discovery Day
November 13th 12 – 6pm
Large Screen
The Way Down, The Way Out
Video (4:40 mins duration)
When you get the chance to go somewhere no one else can go; somewhere strange, old and sacred, there’s a gentle rush in your chest, the thrill of exploring what’s going to be around the next corner. The concealed and abandoned rooms of the Convent elicit this effect.
The public has never been granted access to these spaces so, upon entering the rooms, one immediately conjures thoughts of the ghosts of young orphans or spectres in black and white habits floating down hallways.
Despite the sense of complete physical abandonment, the layers, stains and grime that remain on all surfaces of these buildings provide a wider narrative to the hidden world that once was. To find meaning in these rooms you have to look closely.
