Mel O’Callaghan
Barangaroo and Carriageworks, Sydney
August 2018

Artist Mel O’Callaghan presents a large scale performance and floor-work installation at Barangaroo and Carriageworks for Sydney Contemporary, 2018. Bold, monumental lines and arcs dash across the ground of the two sites in a coordinated composition — at once a language and musical score written through the breath and body.

Breath repertoire, 2018
Performance in collaboration with Sydney Dance Company and harpist Clare Cooper
15 minutes
Commissioned by BDA for Sydney Contemporary, 2018
Courtesy the artist, Kronenberg Wright, Sydney; Galerie Allen, Paris; Galeria Belo-Galsterer, Lisbon

Primary/secondary score, 2018 (floor-work installation)
Floor-work installation in matte polymeric vinyl on pavement
Dimensions variable
Commissioned by BDA for Sydney Contemporary, 2018
Courtesy the artist, Kronenberg Wright, Sydney; Galerie Allen, Paris; Galeria Belo-Galsterer, Lisbon