Kate Gorman – Sirens
Highlights
- Explore delicate, half-human sculptures that charm viewers while revealing environmental concerns about Victoria's coastal landscapes.
- Experience video and photographic works that highlight the dual meanings of 'siren' in the context of tourism and progress.
- Engage with the Art Gallery of Ballarat's Artscreen during the 2025 Heritage Festival for a unique artistic perspective.
- Reflect on the impact of suburban growth on natural beauty, inviting deeper conversations about conservation and sustainability.
Siren is a word found in Homer’s Odyssey to name the mythical female deities who lured seafarers into danger with their beguiling songs. Today, sirens are an alert for urgent danger.
Ballarat artist Kate Gorman draws upon both meanings of the word to express the impact of tourism, suburban growth and progress on Victoria’s coastal landscape. While the lure of beautiful beaches draws increasing human settlement, this popularity is set to destroy the untouched natural beauty people are drawn to.
Gorman’s delicate, half-human sculptures are designed to charm and lure the viewer into the artist’s underlying sense of environmental peril.
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