Temporary Localised Art Project by Tom Borgas

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To mark the 21st year of an ongoing partnership between Country Arts SA and SA Power Networks, South Australian artist Tom Borgas will unveil his new public artwork Temporary Localised Art Project at the Northern Festival Centre, Port Pirie.

The work has been created as part of Tom’s residency in Port Pirie, where he has spent time researching the history of the town, getting to know local people and understanding the relationship between people, industry, architecture and the landscapes that are unique to the area.

The work will be unveiled by Priya Pavri. Born and raised in Port Pirie, Priya spent 2017 working for an emergency response organisation in conflict areas in Iraq. Now based back in Australia, she is currently focusing on developing her curatorial practice in Melbourne.

ABOUT TOM BORGAS

Tom Borgas is an emerging artist working from a sculptural foundation across multiple platforms including gallery and project work, public sculpture, festival interventions and performance. Developed through an oscillation between digital and analogue processes his work is an investigation of the space between image and object, virtual and physical, maker and viewer.

Tom has exhibited at shows and galleries around Australia, most recently as part of the Kyneton Contemporary Art Triennial. Other works have been included as part of programs at the Contemporary Arts Centre of South Australia, The Jam Factory, Artisan in Brisbane, Salamanca Arts Centre in Hobart, FELTspace ARI, Hatched 2013 and PICA Salon 2014.

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