WANDA GILLESPIE
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Higher Consciousness Integrating Calculators

Date: 2018/19
Materials:
Walnut, Brass, Sheoak/Gumnut, Wood bead, Wax finish, Cast concrete stand
Dimensions: 
Various sizes 

Initial abaci commissioned for One on One at Bundoora Homestead curated by Olivia Poloni 2018
Exhibited in solo exhibition Higher Thought Forms at Sanderson Contemporary 2019



​The repurposing of everyday objects with esoteric functions is a common theme in Gillespie’s work, unifying the physical and spiritual worlds. Abacus sculptures have been a way for the artist to think through the measuring and calculating of that which is unseen or undefined. Attempting to count that which can’t be counted becomes a poetic gesture.

In these recent works from 2019, Gillespie uses the Golden ratio in her dimensions, contemplating natures perfection in mathematics and sacred geometry. Curved geometric shapes created from brass rods are framed by Walnut and include found nuts such as Gumnut and Sheoak. The curved shapes were originally inspired by abstracted landscape. The cast concrete base grounds the wooden piece in a contemporary time, with a nod to Brancussi.

This re labelling of objects is fuelled by a fascination with the rise and fall of advanced ancient civilisations and the possibility of museums mis interpreting an objects function. Within this thinking, Gillespie considers the artists position as artefact producer and cultural makers of our time. Lawnmowers become hypnosis inducing musical instruments, scissor lifts become ornate bird like objects used in religious ceremony, and abacus become Higher Consciousness Integrating Calculators. A particular interest in connecting with the land and the material culture of the Asia Pacific region, is central to the artists’ work.
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As an installation, the group of five abacus installed in a circle on a table, appear as though partaking in some kind of ceremonial action. The circular grouping could also be reminiscent of the Neolithic monuments of Stone Henge, our most ancient calculator.
 

Wanda Gillespie


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  • Exhibitions
    • Crossing the Rubicon
    • The Reckoning
    • The Ministry for Mystical Reckoning
    • Counting Frames for a Transient Era
    • Higher Thinking
    • Higher Thought Forms
    • Levitation Practice
    • The Ceremonial Processions of Dreamers
    • The Antarctic Kingdom of Gondwanaland
    • The Island of Tana Swiwi >
      • TanaSwiwi Ceremony
  • Selected Works
    • Golden Boy
    • Klein Bottles
    • Truth Teacher
    • Mist Dweller and Abacus
    • A Counting Frame for Future Beings
    • Circular Economy (Petite)
    • Counting Frames
    • Higher Consciousness Integrating Calculators
    • Ocatvia
    • Higher Consciousness Integrating Calculator with Gumnut and Sheoak
    • Dream Believer
    • Mountain Seer
  • Public Sculpture
    • Kirikiriroa Abacus - Boon Sculpture Trail
    • A Counting Frame for Circular Economies
    • A Counting Frame for Alternative Economies
    • Nests
  • Workshops
    • Chip Carving Masterclass
  • News
    • Links and reviews
  • About
    • CV
    • Writing
  • Contact