PRESS / COLLABORATIONS / EXHIBITONS
ARTWORKS IN EXHIBITIONS
Energies 2012
“A Digital Fairy tale: Transformation” 2012
Long Exposure Photography and Montage
Originally, fairy tales explored the mysterious ways of the natural world and the human place within it. Children were introduced to often-harsh lessons through magical symbols and imaginings. Contemporary photography techniques allow us to delve into other worlds in similar ways by constructing new realities. We have used long exposures, hand lit to make our piece.
Energies 2013
"Stains" 2013
Mixed media: flower stains, graphite, gesso, digital imagery
Stains go deep and in making this work, I’ve looked at various kinds:
our tainted history, the taint of modern medicine as opposed to indigenous remedies
and how we abuse nature in our search for eternal youth.
All of these are indelible stains.
My research lead me to examine the possibility of a fusion of Western and
Indigenous knowledge, while Helen Pynor’s work helped me see the essence of
illness and cures in a visual form.
In each work, a dried, pressed flower has undergone an alchemical
process – its essence has left a stain that speaks to all this searching.
Creative Generation 2013
"My mother advised me not to stain my clothes. My teacher taught me stains appear after the interaction of dissimilar matter." 2013
Mixed media: flower, flower juice, doily embossing on paper
Society shows that stains are deeper than the surface of our clothing. We taint our bodies with medicine and have tarnished history with the human desire to live eternally. My fascination with mother nature and my desire to understand human nature illuminated this concept of indelibility. Much like an alchemical process, the fusion of Western and Indigenous knowledge, humans and medicine is irreversible. After Helen Pynor exposed me to the misconstrued view of our internal bodies and medieval medicinal remedies, I sought to explore the modern perception of illness and cures. X-rays show faults in bones, CT scans show disease and growth, conventional medicine is prescribed and taken routinely with a cup of tea. However, traditionally, disease was diagnosed through one’s own instinct and treated naturally with what was readily available in the wild. Progression of society has led to an alchemical reaction of cultures, traditions and knowledge which make a permanent mark in history. As a symbol of traditional British society, the doily and the pill cases are juxtaposed next to Indigenous inspired spiral patterns and phrases illustrating the fusing of the cultures. A dried, pressed flower has undergone an alchemical process similar to that of a person nearing the end of their life; their essence leaving a stain…
"Sending out a big congratulations to Brooke Spain, Eva Krepsova and Laura Goodall for their work entered into the Creative Generations Visual Art and Design Awards. The regional opening was held tonight at Griffith University White Box Gallery GC. All three girls were shortlisted in the state awards a feat in itself.
Laura's commendation is for her exquisite and highly sensitive piece: My mother advised me …
These girls join the proud history of St Hilda's visual art students who have been recognised for excellence over the last 15 years."
ENERGIES is an annual exhibition of works by local Visual Arts secondary school students that celebrates the dedication and talent of these young and emerging artists. ENERGIES is a non-competitive art exhibition that recognises both the vision and drive of Year 11 and 12 students and the dedication provided by their schools in encouraging their students to achieve their best.
This exhibition is organised by a dedicated committee of Gold Coast High School art teachers. All high schools on the Gold Coast are invited to participate by selecting their most outstanding senior students to exhibit one or two works in the gallery.
An important feature of the exhibition is that the works are labelled without identifying which school the student comes from. There are no prizes awarded: the main aim of the exhibition is that the students’ creativity and skill is valued in a non-competitive way.
Gold Coast City Gallery has been hosting the annual ENERGIESexhibition for over 20 years. It provides the Gold Coast community with insight into the issues concerning young people on the Coast, as well as their interests and achievements.
The Creative Generation Excellence Awards in Visual Art recognise and promote excellence in senior visual art education throughout Queensland state and non-state schools.
Submissions for the 2013 Creative Generation Excellence Awards in Visual Art have been judged with 40 excellence recipients named. (Laura Goodall being one of them)
Since 1990, the program has helped raise community awareness of the degree of sophistication in concepts, diversity of technical competence, and the high standard of visual art education in Queensland secondary schools.
The program comprises of:
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the submission and judging of three digital photographs of student art work and supporting information
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regional exhibitions showcasing submitted works
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regional workshops for selected students
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an exhibition of awarded works at the Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane.
