Germaine Woodward

Whatever Works is a solo exhibition by Germaine Woodward that will present an installation comprising of a combination of domestic objects, digital photography and painting. When making art, Woodward finds herself drawn to irreverent humour and the grotesque natural properties of the female body. She approaches this subject matter with a certain anarchic defiance that lends itself to the drama inherent in the collaboration and performance that are part of her creative process. Through this attitude the artist engages in an (semi-serious) exploration of desire and fantasy and attempts to confront the image of herself as an aging (sagging) body. The performative interchange between the artist and those she comes in contact with in her everyday life are present in her installation at Boxcopy. The artist acknowledges the disappointments and frustrations that emerge out of real life relationships and collaborations by communicating a dismissive stance through the title, Whatever Works. In this show, the artist battles with her own serious intentions for the work and the continual decent into adolescent humour and rebellion against this very attitude. Out of this friction comes a vibrant, brash and lusty series of work that comprises Boxcopy’s first solo exhibition at their new location within Metro Arts.

Whatever Works
Germaine Woodward
29 August – 19 September 2008