COMA is pleased to present a new 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.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

house that heaves brings together new sculptural work that continues the artist’s exploration of what it means to create forms that combine and contrast metal and textiles. Bohunnis is interested in subverting our expectations of what the materials she works with can do and be. She is equally keen to challenge ideas of gendered labor and skill personally encountered in both steel manufacture and sewing crafts. Like a house that heaves, Bohunnis splits open the predetermined binaries laden within the materials she works with.

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