Georgias opinions...

Here we are, at the Chan Contemporary Art Space, observing those who are discovering what it means to be, yes, a nomad through art. Personally, the most Nomad-ic artwork in the exhibition has to be by the locally famous Trevor 'Homeless Bum' Jenkins. We see it all around, in our streets, on the main roads, outside buildings.. the list goes on. It is like a 'trademark', to let all who notice that Trevor has been there and done his duties, of cleaning our small city as the well known 'Rubbish Warrior'.

Almost everyday when I drive to uni, I see Trevor. Either he will be on his knees creating another one of his thousands of natural sculptures made out of tree branches and trash, or he will be waving at passing cars on the roundabout while picking up rubbish and branches to create the artworks.

Trevor puts in hours of work into these small little sculptures, that I believe have meanings individually. Maybe he creates them to show us that one man's trash is another's treasure? Or simply to open our eyes of how we need to take care of our delicate planet. We are far too ignorant at times to see the smaller things in life, and we need to notice that anything can be art, from a graffitied shoe to a table with a large spaghetti stain from last weeks bad spill - it has plenty of different meanings and ways of turning into art.

So next time you see the artworks, maybe think of what you think it means. All are in different shapes and forms, and are almost catching every driver's attention! But also, don't forget to also keep your eyes on the road....

Until next time, Yasas!
(Thanks Greek for cya!)

Georgia