HENRI VAN NOORDENBURG
'Efface'
Edmund Pearce Gallery, Melbourne
06.11.2013 - 23.11.2013
Edmund Pearce Gallery is pleased to announce a new solo exhibition by Henri van Noordenburg. Efface sees the artist featured as a protagonist within the environment, facing the threats of a seemingly hostile land. The exhibition overlays and references van Noordenburg’s own European sensibilities, which are seemingly at odds with the Australian landscape.
Starting with self portraits set amid a featureless black background, and drawing inspiration from Dutch and Australian masters, the photographic surface is meticulously hand etched. Van Noordenburg describes the process as an “incredible mix between strength and weakness, frustration and containment, euphoria and adrenaline”.
Feelings, which mirror van Noordenburg’s own attempts to assimilate within a new and dominant culture. Henri van Noordenburg graduated from Queensland University of Technology in 2004, with a MA in Visual Arts and Theatre. He has had numerous exhibitions including group shows and publications in Australia, Europe and Asia, solo shows within Australia and a touring exhibition around Eastern Europe. His work is included in various national and international private and public collections and has undertaken an art residency in Estonia and received various awards.