Join us in the HOTA Gallery studio as we talk through the notion of the ‘found’ in art with cartonographer Sean Rafferty. Sean will unpack (pun intended) the elevation of the ordinary in relation to his own art and practice also exploring questions about identity and whether it is crystallised in the ‘artwork’ of transient, disposable media.
Sean Rafferty, a Brisbane-based artist born in Ireland in 1979, uses objects including packaging to explore their connections to people, histories and landscapes. In one of his ongoing projects Sean collects and displays fruit and vegetable cartons, inviting us to consider the influencing social, cultural, and historical context that informs their aesthetics and function.
| BY STATION
- >Broadbeach North
- >Broadbeach South
- >Broadwater Parklands
- >Cavill Avenue
- >Cypress Avenue
- >Florida Gardens
- >Gold Coast University Hospital
- >Griffith University
- >Helensvale
- >Main Beach
- >Nerang Street
- >Northcliffe
- >Queen Street
- >Southbound Buses
- >Southport
- >Southport South
- >Surfers Paradise
- >Surfers Paradise North
We acknowledge the original inhabitants of this area, including the Yugambeh people and family groups within, and recognise their connection to the land, waters and resources in the area now known as the Gold Coast. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.
