Damp & Monash Art Projects (MAP): Gormenghast

Presented at the Ian Potter Sculpture Court between April and October 2016, Gormenghast, was a major new work by the artist group Damp in collaboration with Monash Art Projects (MAP).

Gormenghast was a temporary, evolving and highly visible site for art and audiences to meet in the middle of a campus under redevelopment. It functioned as a viewing deck, a workshop, a gallery, a stage, a classroom and cubby house,  hosting meetings, interviews, artworks, study groups and performances.

A structure designed and built by MAP  was a framework for additions and transformations that Damp made  to the space throughout the year. Using a variety of new and salvaged materials, artworks and furnishings, the space evolved to suit  different functions.

Gormenghast was also the key site for Art Holds a High Place in My Life | Damp: Study of an Artist at 21—a program of exhibitions and events curated by Rosemary Forde during her PhD candidacy in Curatorial Practice at Monash. Monash Art Design & Architecture (MADA) students were also involved in the curatorial process  and programming through Damp Study Group and Damp Camp studio workshop.

Acknowledgements:

Commissioned by MAP with support from Curatorial Practice, MADA, and MUMA