LOOSELY

CONTAINED

FACTORY49 SHOWROOM

49 Shepherd Street Marrickville SYDNEY

21- 31 MAY 2012

Marlene Sarroff’s exhibition ‘Loosely Contained’ is a site specific installation with the emphasis on easily collapsible and movable temporary structures. She has created a monochrome atmosphere where the inner dialogue slows and things are what they appear to be.The coming together of very simple objects and forms readily resonate with each other. Sitting comfortably in the space, the work has the appearance of arriving almost by coincidence. Although the intention is rigorous, at the same time, the playfulness of the arrangements is evident. Mass produced industrial materials such as cardboard boxes are manipulated and reinvented creating a shifting sense of order readily open to reconfigurations and rediscovery. As the title suggests, containment is precarious, randomness, spontaneous ideas and accidents are very much a part of this dynamic installation.