'Thinking Inside the Box" 
at Olsen Annexe, 74 Queen St, Sydney
11th-28th September 2024
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My current show 'Thinking Inside the Box' features interiors and landscapes from Far North Queensland painted on unfolded, recycled packaging.
It's on from 11th-28th September, Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-5pm.
You can see all the details of the works on the Olsen Annexe website 
For all enquiries contact Cailyn on: ​9327 3922  

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Alison Mackay’s distinctive paintings on unfolded domestic packaging explore the eclectic interiors of houses in Far North Queensland.
 
The irregular shapes of these tiny panoramas highlight the dimensionality of each space, whether inside or outside. Up close, the detailed observations celebrate everything from interior décor to the patterns on tropical fish.
 
The unfolded packaging – repurposed tea and drug packets, food and takeaway containers and collaged book pages – shows the surrounding circumstances, both mental and physical, for the artist. Books being read, food consumed and even Covid test packets from the height of the pandemic when some of the works were made. 
  
These works reference concepts of recycling and consumer culture but are also an exploration and celebration of places that are important to the artist. 

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