The Condensery
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
FEATURED IN THE BOMB SHELTER EXHIBITION SPACE
Kellie O’Dempsey was on site in August 2023 to research and develop a new body of work responding to The Condensery’s architecture and the specifics of the bomb shelter’s history. The bomb shelter was built in the 1940s as a repository for archives which was cared for by a team of female secretaries brought to Toogoolawah for that purpose. Building on her previous work, O’Dempsey is interested in unpacking and exploring the unseen and often unrecognised caring responsibilities, in this case and in many other circumstances performed largely by women.
Kellie O’Dempsey’s residency included a performance with Mick Dick creating a stunning, dynamic and playful live work responding to the location
The Project was realised with the assistance of the REGIONAL ARTS DEVELOPMENT FUND IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT AND SOMERSET REGIONAL COUNCIL TO SUPPORT LOCAL ARTS AND CULTURE IN REGIONAL QUEENSLAND.
