Reverie Projects, in association with the Villa Alba Museum, is devoted to establishing a dialogue between the historic house in Melbourne’s Kew and contemporary art practitioners. This dialogue takes the form of a series of exhibitions in which the house acts as subject and muse.
Artist Profile no. 6: Del Lumanta
Artist Statement:
The decision to restore a structure is a precise intervention in which its possessor has discovered or rediscovered (a) distinguished characteristic(s) that over time have faded. To restore is an effort to return to a previous setting that operates against time by repairing what appears to be decayed and removes particular narratives that mark a space. However, despite the efforts and techniques utilized, a restored space can never exist in its original condition. It must look toward new narratives and embrace new potential.
‘Untitled’ is a series of digital illustrations that attempts to investigate the transition between ruined and restored spaces and the movement of time.
Biography:
Del Lumanta was born in Sydney Australia, 1989. She is interested in the collapse and regeneration of virtual and physical spaces and the worlds that exist within them. She completed a Bachelor of Visual Arts majoring in Print Media at Sydney College of the Arts in 2009. Since 2008 Del has exhibited at various artist-run spaces, pop up galleries and has collaborated with Australian fashion retailer General Pants Co..
