My Faith Don't Mean a Thing

FireWorks Gallery, Brisbane, 2017

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The paradox and tension that Hoffie illuminates in these paintings is one of a lurking uneasiness versus stylised comfort: relaxed modernist architectural interiors each have views to the harsh exteriors and textures of various Australian Immigration Detention Centres such as Manus Island, Nauru and Baxter. The artist comments that it’s about how any feelings of safety and at-home-ness in our everyday lives is totally encroached on by the awareness of what kind of costs we pay for that privilege. Gallery Director Michael Eather comments, “…a stylish melancholy confronts the bleakness of razor wire and refugee camp detritus. The viewer feels cold comfort for being on the inside.

 

More info: https://www.fireworksgallery.com.au/exhibition/pat-hoffie-my-faith-dont-mean-thing