Kate Bohunnis: House That Heaves
Past exhibition
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COMA is pleased to present a solo presentation, titled ‘house that heaves’, by Adelaide-based artist Kate Bohunnis, on view 29 January – 26 February, 2022 in the gallery. The exhibition is supported by The Government of South Australia through Arts South Australia.
Structurally speaking, ‘heave’ occurs when a building starts to rise above its original foundation due to underlying environmental disturbance. Rot begins at the core and then slowly spreads to the floor, walls and, finally, the ceiling. Left untreated, there is a risk of complete collapse.
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Kate Bohunnis
house that heaves (2) (detail), 2021-2022
stainless steel, faux fur, velvet, beads, faux pearls, rope
212 x 137 x 16 cm / 83 7/16 x 53 15/16 x 6 5/16 inches"As a queer woman working between two industries— metal fabrication and [textile] craft—I find myself responding to the history of these traditionally gendered materials and subverting our expectations of what they do, and who should be doing it."
Kate Bohunnis
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The exhibition features wall hangings and free-standing forms which juxtapose softness and fluidity with ideas of dominance, penetration, containment and division. Stainless steel serves as a framework for fluffy and sleek fabrics. The tubing has been purposefully over-rolled so that they buckle, minimising their strength. Hyper-feminine and luxurious fabrics have been patch worked together. Glistening and pearled in their dowdy opulence, these puffy forms have been pierced by the steel in a final effort to reduce and restrain.
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Installation Views
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