Exhibition review of Tim Woodward’s Silent Aspiration, 5–18 April 2019, Outer Space ARI, Brisbane. Published on A+A Online.
Using the materials associated with contemporary working life, Tim Woodward’s exhibition Silent Aspiration at Outer Space, Brisbane, investigates the blurring boundaries between leisure and labour, highlighting tensions between professionalism, labour casualisation, productivity and boredom through a predominantly aesthetic lens. Woodward seems to veer clear of making political statements about the broadening scope and conditions of employment. Instead, he looks at more subtle material differences, hinting at speculative individual narratives, and how these reflect a changing relationship between work and lifestyle.
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