Audrey Fernandes-Satar, Beyond the Path of the Sun II (detail), 2024, oil, acrylic, charcoal and collage on canvas, 122 x 152 cm. Photo by Sam de Souza.
An interrogation of material where previous artworks are reconstructed and overlaid, akin to the method of pentimenti and palimpsest, to invoke the allegoric nature of myths and ancient stories in response to the force of climate change and the reality that all human acts have a cause and effect.
Arif Satar and Audrey Fernandes-Satar are visual artists working in Walyalup (Fremantle) in Whadjuk Noongar Country. Working individually and in collaboration, their cross-disciplinary practices intersect through a shared interest in uncovering complex memories and histories, both personal and collective. Across sculpture, drawing, text, printmaking, sound and the moving image, Arif and Audrey draw from ancestral stories, rituals and crafting techniques, to create a rich dialogue between the past and the present. Traversing themes of displacement, home, identity, history and politics – their works are characterised by a sensitive interrogation of materials and an exploration of methods of expression. Together, Audrey and Arif have exhibited their works, undertaken socially-engaged community art projects and created work for public spaces, both in Australia and overseas.
