Sarah Rodigari in Ravensthorpe

Written By Rosie Halsmith

Artist: Sarah Rodigari
Work in progress
Location: Ravensthorpe, Western Australia
Community partner: Ravensthorpe Regional Arts Council

About the artist:
Sarah Rodigari is an artist whose practice addresses the social and political potential of art. Her work is site responsive, employing, durational live-action, improvisation, and dialogical methodologies to produce text-based performance and installations. Rodigari has worked with and within various contexts and institutions. These include the Museum of Contemporary Art (Sydney), the 20th Biennale of Sydney, MUMA, Melbourne International Arts Festival, ACCA, The Poetry Project (NYC) Cemeti Arts House (Indonesia), PACT Zollverein (Germany) and SOMA (Mexico City). She holds a PhD in Creative Arts from the University of Wollongong and is member of the collective Field Theory. 

About the community partner:
Situated in the remote rural Shire of Ravensthorpe, the Ravensthorpe Regional Arts Council (RRAC) is a volunteer-based incorporated organisation that provides a diverse and adventurous arts program of events throughout the region annually. Through artistic activity RRAC builds community cohesion, identity and inclusiveness.

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Learn about Sarah Rodigari’s process:

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Rural Utopias Residency: Sarah Rodigari in Ravensthorpe #5
Rural Utopias Residency: Sarah Rodigari in Ravensthorpe #5

Sarah Rodigari is currently working with the community of Ravensthorpe. This work forms part of one of Spaced’s current programs, Rural Utopias.

Here, Sarah’s Assistant Producer Emily Dawn shares an update about the project.

Rural Utopias Residency: Sarah Rodigari in Ravensthorpe #4
Rural Utopias Residency: Sarah Rodigari in Ravensthorpe #4

After a two-year hiatus, Sarah Rodigari returns to the community of Ravensthorpe for her Rural Utopias project as part of Spaced 4. She reflects here.

Rural Utopias Residency: Sarah Rodigari in Ravensthorpe #3
Rural Utopias Residency: Sarah Rodigari in Ravensthorpe #3

After a two-year hiatus, Sarah Rodigari returns to the community of Ravensthorpe for her Rural Utopias project as part of Spaced 4. She reflects here.

Rural Utopias Residency: Sarah Rodigari in Ravensthorpe #2
Rural Utopias Residency: Sarah Rodigari in Ravensthorpe #2

Linda Persson’s project, Linda Persson’s project and installation Kavili, there is a hot wind blowing, is being developed as part of North By South East, presented by Spaced.

Here, Linda shares an update from her third week in Leonora.

Rural Utopias Residency: Sarah Rodigari in Ravensthorpe #1, Beginnings - East Meets West
Rural Utopias Residency: Sarah Rodigari in Ravensthorpe #1, Beginnings - East Meets West

Linda Persson’s project, Linda Persson’s project and installation Kavili, there is a hot wind blowing, is being developed as part of North By South East, presented by Spaced.

Here, Linda shares an update from her third week in Leonora.

 
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