A solo exhibition, panel discussion, and opening event with live music from 2024 Northern Beaches Artist in Residence Kate Butcher. The exhibition will showcase her new site-specific work from her residency at Eramboo Artist Environment. 

All are invited to a panel discussion and opening reception with music celebrating the culmination of this experimental residency.

Artist notes:
Kayfabe the Bastard merges spatial scan technology, artificial generative tools, and traditional material practices to explore the distant future, climate change forecasts, relationships, and the frozen world of ‘speech acts’ or ‘words that do.’ Central to the work are the phrases “I promise” and “I forgive,” reflecting the uncertainty and ethical dilemmas of a projected future where promises may be knowingly broken. My inertia and fear of failing to “break character” and act on my promises make it necessary to seek forgiveness from future generations.

Find out more about Council's Artist Residency Program. 

Image:  ‘I promise, I forgive’, digital image from Kayfabe, Far Future (2024) by Katherine Butcher developed within NSWSpatial Digital Twin, site-specific LiDAR at the Eramboo site.

Events

Panel Discussion: 'Our Far Future 2060 - 2079'

LIVE EVENT
Sat 6 Jul
1 - 1:45 pm (45 mins)
Eramboo Gallery, Eramboo Artist Environment (Access to Eramboo)

A curated panel discussion with Elaway Dalby-Ball (Ecologist and Eramboo Board member), Miranda Korzy (Journalist, Activist, and Councilor for Pittwater Ward), Jayden Walsh (Ecologist) and the next generation of leaders, moderated by Greg Stonehouse, Eramboo's founding director. They will share their visions for the far future, specifically the years 2060-2079, as they reflect on data from tools such as Adapt NSW. Kayfabe, a term borrowed from the world of wrestling, is the ‘willing suspension of disbelief in the moment’. This conversation will grapple with our relationship with the far future through this lens. 

The Panel is crucial to Katherine's reflections on climate change and a live score for the exhibition, providing insights into Katherine's artistic material practice.

Opening Reception

LIVE EVENT
Sat 6 July
2 - 4pm (2 hours)
Eramboo Gallery, Eramboo Artist Environment
No booking required.

Live music and free coffee cart.

To arrange an appointment outside of the opening event, please contact Katherine Butcher.

Generous support by
Northern Beaches Council
Eramboo Artist Environment

Special thanks to
Susan Milne, Founding Director at Eramboo
Greg Stonehouse, Founding Director at Ermaboo
Elaway Dalby-Ball, Eramboo Director
Kimbriki Resource Recovery Centre