WFH (WORK FROM HOME)
Kay Abude, David Attwood, Eugenia Lim, Sven 't Jolle; curated by Laura Couttie
1 August – 29 August 2020
STATION | SYDNEY
WFH (Work From Home) was developed in response to our current situation, investigating the politics of work and how the Covid-19 pandemic has revealed and amplified existing structural inequalities in our society. The exhibition features a group of Australian-based artists whose practices address issues of work, labour, productivity, how we function within contemporary neoliberal capitalism, and whether there is a viable alternative.
‘WFH’ stands for ‘work from home’. The abbreviation is often used in digital communication to notify colleagues that someone is working from home rather than reporting to a physical place of business. Many of us have been working from home the past few months, as we attempt to prevent the spread of Covid-19. One of the outcomes of our changed work environment and conditions has been a renewed social engagement with the politics at play in how and where we work, who does what work, and what types of work are valued or considered ‘essential’.
WFH (Work From Home)
WFH (Work From Home) 2020
Installation View
WFH (Work From Home)
WFH (Work From Home) 2020
Installation View
WFH (Work From Home)
WFH (Work From Home) 2020
Installation View
WFH (Work From Home)
WFH (Work From Home) 2020
Installation View
David Attwood
Post New Hoover Core 2020
Hoover Core vacuum cleaner, acrylic, fluorescent lights
142.0 × 55.0 × 43.0 cm
David Attwood
Post New Hoover Core 2020
Hoover Core vacuum cleaner, acrylic, fluorescent lights
142.0 × 55.0 × 43.0 cm
David Attwood
Post New Hoover Core (detail) 2020
Hoover Core vacuum cleaner, acrylic, fluorescent lights
142.0 × 55.0 × 43.0 cm
David Attwood
Post New Hoover Core (detail) 2020
Hoover Core vacuum cleaner, acrylic, fluorescent lights
142.0 × 55.0 × 43.0 cm
Sven ’t Jolle
1318 Caburn / angry mailbox 2020
wood, metal, fibreglass
193.0 × 90.0 × 76.0 cm
Sven ’t Jolle
1318 Caburn / angry mailbox (detail) 2020
wood, metal, fibreglass
193.0 × 90.0 × 76.0 cm
Sven ’t Jolle
Sketchbook drawing (geometric peasant) 2020
crayon and ink on paper
29.7 × 21.0 cm, unframed
Sven ’t Jolle
Courtesy (Ownership relations) 2020
crayon on paper
29.7 × 21.0 cm, unframed
Eugenia Lim
ON DEMAND 2019
single-channel video
14 mins
Eugenia Lim
ON DEMAND 2019
single-channel video
14 mins
Eugenia Lim
ON DEMAND 2019
video still
Eugenia Lim
ON DEMAND 2019
video still
Kay Abude
LOVE THY LABOUR (STATION, Sydney) 2020
Hand silk screen on textiles Rasant thread Grosgrain ribbon cotton bias binding satin bias binding satin piping chrome hangers
dimensions variable
Kay Abude
LOVE THY LABOUR (STATION, Sydney) 2020
Hand silk screen on textiles, Rasant thread, Grosgrain ribbon, cotton bias binding, satin bias binding, satin piping, chrome hangers
dimensions variable
Kay Abude
LOVE THY LABOUR (STATION, Sydney) 2020
(detail)
David Attwood
The Imperative of Work 2020
Polished Sterling Silver PRADA Money Clip, Desktop Wrist Rest
13.0 × 7.0 × 3.0 cm
