Unfolding Memory at PINK

Viewers can ponder the nature of nostalgia and delve into others’ personal memories in a new exhibition at PINK. Unfolding Memory is organised by an all-female team with an emphasis on celebrating women’s perspectives and providing a platform to showcase their art. Memory becomes the leading theme for the four participating artists but the theme is loose, with each maker approaching it in a wholly individual way.

Olivia Drain creates meticulous charcoal drawings depict seemingly abstract forms, open to interpretation by the audience. Daisy Gunn presents a set of photographs from places of her childhood, taken after the loss of a family member. She returns to well remembered spots to capture them in atmospheric sunlight – the resulting images are dreamy, hazy landscapes which perfectly communicate the unreliable nature of memory and the human tendency to misremember or push away negative recollections.

Michelle Tierney (wo is also the curator of Unfolding Memory) does not think of herself as an artist but you can see her black-and-white photographs, a medium she’s recently returned to. She captures places, often trees and abandoned houses, that evoke memories of her personal history but also make clear that these are impossible to hold on to, always shifting and slowly fading.

Ashleigh Worden’s paintings capture the world at night, exuding an atmosphere of calm with a hint of mystery. The soft glow of lit-up windows contrasts with the perspective of the viewer, far away and perhaps longing to be inside.

Unfolding Memory is a multi-layered take on the subject of memory, with an array of work in from emerging local artists that’s well worth a visit.