Empty nest
Triggered by a visceral response of seeing the whole of a life in the tiny, seemingly aged body of a baby bird, 'Empty nest' examines the enduring experience of motherhood.
The work invites consideration of the parallel life journeys shared between birds and humanity.
Participants are invited to enter a nest and consider what an empty nest means to them.
Are you leaving or being left?
Write a note to those left behind, those leaving or your future selves.
An opportunity for connection, expression, and introspection.
Past exhibitions
''profound empathy... an acute observation of living entities and in particular the fragility of our humanness" Godwin Bradbeer 2023
"powerfully, socially relevant" Rod Taylor 2022
Presented by: Margaret Ambridge
Margaret Ambridge is an multidisciplinary artist living and working on Kaurna land. Margaret works with drawing, sculpture, installation, photography and video. She has been a finalist and winner of many national art prizes.
Her works explore the liminal spaces of the human condition, its fears, loves and taboo’s, the difficult conversational and experiential places we avoid.
Her tonal approach involves endless charcoal marks and subsequent erasure. The method is slow, the passage of time allowing her to examine her own responses to complex conversations, to question the boundaries we place on each other and our environments.
Sessions
Ticket Prices
Free Event (No Tickets Needed)
1 Venue
Praxis Artspace
Praxis Artspace, 68-72 Gibson St, Bowden, Kaurna
Located on the corner of Gibson and Seventh Streets. Gallery entrance is located on Gibson Street opposite Emu Park. Accessible.
- Step-free mobility aid access through the main entrance with an accessible bathroom.
- Venue is suitable for all ages
Suitability & Warnings
Accessibility
- High Visual Content
- Audience members have the opportunity to interact or join artist on stage
- Suitable for audiences who may not have a comprehensive understanding of the English language
