The Loading Dock and Pit
A former president of the NSW Sculptors’ Society, Mandi Reid switched to two-dimensional artwork on moving to the Central Coast in 1990. She graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Art at the Ourimbah Campus of the University of Newcastle in 2001. Gosford Regional Art Gallery staged her first solo show in 2003..


The Long Room
On our reflection of the past, we see the traces and marks we have made in the course of journey. Some are faded away. Some are embedded deeply in our hearts and always accompany us like shadow as we make each step in further journey. This body of work expresses the traces and marks left in my heart and subconscious mind. It is about emotions, sorrow, guilt, love, suppressed sexuality, solitude, agony and forgiveness. Bok-Hee Kim

We have an inate need to stare, preferably surreptiously, at that which we find desirable or extraordinary. Are we challenged if our gaze is returned? Julie Dunn

SARAH SYMONS
Contemporary urbanization seems to have become an increasingly intrusive and banal sight on the Australian landscape. A fragile and peculiar relationship has formed between this urban lifestyle and the environment that surrounds it. Yet which is the most at home? Sarah Symons

The Gap is an exploration of the senses. It focuses on the space that lies between people or objects, and the transfer of energy within it. The Gap is the slightest sensation one can experience. It is something you can feel, even though you’re not being touched. Sean Roche