Tracey Clement

Tricolor, 2019

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Embroidery on linen, 1400 x 380mm. Made while artist in residence at the Moya Dyring/AGNSW studio at the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris Nov-Dec 2019

Tricolor is a kind of slow news piece.

It records what I saw from my studio window at the Cité in Paris on Saturday 16 November 2019, the night of the first anniversary of the yellow vest protests.
For several hours emergency vehicles raced back and forth across the city. It was a spectacle, made mesmerising by the fact that they were going in both directions—zoom zoom on both sides of the road—seemingly without a single destination. And made inexplicable by the fact that I couldn’t immediately find out what was going on due to my complete lack of French.
Triclour takes its cues from the Bayeux tapestry (which I visited while in France). Like this medieval wonder, it records current affairs through a technique that takes a very long time.

In this way, instead of just instantl

Tracey Clement: I am an artist, writer and university lecturer. I have a diploma in jewellery design, an undergraduate degree in art theory, a MFA in sculpture and a PhD in contemporary art. Recent residencies include the AGNSW studio at the Cité in Paris, FCMG Fairfield, and the Hazelhurst Regional Arts Centre. In 2021 I had a solo exhibition at the Casula Powerhouse as part of winning the 2018 Blake Prize Established Artist Residency. I’ve exhibited widely, both nationally and internationally, and my written work has been published in peer-reviewed journals as well as in numerous art and design magazines. My practice focusses on both drawing and sculpture.

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