ReadingRoom, Melbourne

Sarah Ujmaia, Heliomancer, 21 July–20 August, 2023

1_Sarah Ujmaia Heliomancer installation view ReadingRoom 2023_1

Sarah Ujmaia, Heliomancer, installation view, ReadingRoom, Naarm / Melbourne, 2023

2_Sarah Ujmaia Heliomancer installation view ReadingRoom 2023_2

Sarah Ujmaia, Heliomancer, installation view, ReadingRoom, Naarm / Melbourne, 2023

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Sarah Ujmaia, Heliomancer, installation view, ReadingRoom, Naarm / Melbourne, 2023

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Sarah Ujmaia, Heliomancer, installation view, ReadingRoom, Naarm / Melbourne, 2023

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Sarah Ujmaia, Heliomancer, installation view, ReadingRoom, Naarm / Melbourne, 2023

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Sarah Ujmaia, Heliomancer, installation view, ReadingRoom, Naarm / Melbourne, 2023

7_Sarah Ujmaia Pruned Synapses 2023 graphite on paper mountboard screws 24_5 x 33_2 x 4 cm_view 2

Pruned Synapses, 2023, graphite on paper, paper frame, mountboard, screws, 24.5 × 33.2 × 4 cm

7_Sarah Ujmaia Pruned Synapses 2023 graphite on paper mountboard screws 24_5 x 33_2 x 4 cm

Pruned Synapses, 2023, graphite on paper, paper frame, mountboard, screws, 24.5 × 33.2 × 4 cm

8_Sarah Ujmaia Conduit Drawing 1 2023_view 1 graphite on paper mountboard 72 x 2 x 8 cm

Sarah Ujmaia, Conduit Drawing 1, 2023, graphite on paper, mountboard, 72 × 2 × 8 cm

8_Sarah Ujmaia Conduit Drawing 1 2023_view 2 graphite on paper mountboard 72 x 2 x 8 cm

Sarah Ujmaia, Conduit Drawing 1, 2023, graphite on paper, mountboard, 72 × 2 × 8 cm

9_Sarah Ujmaia Conduit Drawing 3 2023_view 1 graphite on paper mountboard 72 x 5_2 x 8 cm

Sarah Ujmaia, Conduit Drawing 3, 2023, graphite on paper, mountboard, 72 × 5.2 × 8 cm

10_Sarah Ujmaia Conduit Drawing 2 2023_view 2 graphite on paper mountboard 72 x 4 x 8 cm

Sarah Ujmaia, Conduit Drawing 2, 2023, graphite on paper, mountboard, 72 × 4 × 8 cm

10_Sarah Ujmaia Conduit Drawing 2 2023_view 1 graphite on paper mountboard 72 x 4 x 8 cm

Sarah Ujmaia, Conduit Drawing 2, 2023, graphite on paper, mountboard, 72 × 4 × 8 cm

11_Sarah Ujmaia Light Definition 2023 graphite on paper mountboard screws 24_7 x 33_2 x 4 cm

Sarah Ujmaia, Light Definition, 2023, graphite on paper, paper frame, mountboard, screws, 24.7 × 33.2 × 4 cm

11_Sarah Ujmaia Light Definition 2023 graphite on paper mountboard screws 24_7 x 33_2 x 4 cm_view 2

Sarah Ujmaia, Light Definition, 2023, graphite on paper, paper frame, mountboard, screws, 24.7 × 33.2 × 4 cm

12_Sarah Ujmaia Conduit Drawing 4 2023_view 1 graphite on paper mountboard 72 x 3_2 x 8 cm

Sarah Ujmaia, Conduit Drawing 4, 2023, graphite on paper, mountboard, 72 × 3.2 × 8 cm

12_Sarah Ujmaia Conduit Drawing 4 2023_view 2 graphite on paper mountboard 72 x 3_2 x 8 cm

Sarah Ujmaia, Conduit Drawing 4, 2023, graphite on paper, mountboard, 72 × 3.2 × 8 cm

13_Sarah Ujmaia Conduit Drawing 5 2023_view 1 graphite on paper mountboard 72 x 5_3 x 8 cm

Sarah Ujmaia, Conduit Drawing 5, 2023, graphite on paper, mountboard, 72 × 5.3 × 8 cm

13_Sarah Ujmaia Conduit Drawing 5 2023_view 2 graphite on paper mountboard 72 x 5_3 x 8 cm

Sarah Ujmaia, Conduit Drawing 5, 2023, graphite on paper, mountboard, 72 × 5.3 × 8 cm

RR Library_Sarah Ujmaia From the desire to understand form by its fragmentary reflection in the daily objects around us 2022-2023 installation view ReadingRoom

Sarah Ujmaia, From the desire to understand form by its fragmentary reflection in the daily objects around us, 2022–2023, glazed stoneware, installation view

RR Library_Sarah Ujmaia From the desire to understand form by its fragmentary reflection in the daily objects around us 2022-2023 detail view 1_ReadingRoom

Sarah Ujmaia, From the desire to understand form by its fragmentary reflection in the daily objects around us, 2022–2023, glazed stoneware, dimensions variable

RR Library_Sarah Ujmaia From the desire to understand form by its fragmentary reflection in the daily objects around us 2022-2023 detail view 2_ReadingRoom

Sarah Ujmaia, From the desire to understand form by its fragmentary reflection in the daily objects around us, 2022–2023, glazed stoneware, dimensions variable

RR Library_Sarah Ujmaia From the desire to understand form by its fragmentary reflection in the daily objects around us 2022-2023 detail view 3_ReadingRoom

Sarah Ujmaia, From the desire to understand form by its fragmentary reflection in the daily objects around us, 2022–2023, glazed stoneware, dimensions variable

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ReadingRoom, Naarm / Melbourne is presenting an exhibition of new work by Sarah Ujmaia.

The exhibition comprises a new body of drawings and small-scale sculptures. Sarah Ujmaia is a first-generation Chaldean artist living and working on unceded Wurundjeri/Woiwurrung and Boon Wurrung/Bunurong lands. Her practice is informed by the wide-reaching impacts of forced displacement and cultural re-writing related to the diasporic experience. Applying translational processes, she regenerates motifs, images and linguistic structures in her material-led approach to object making. She is currently a PhD candidate and Teaching Associate at Monash University in the Faculty of Fine Art.

This is Sarah Ujmaia’s first solo exhibition with ReadingRoom, Naarm / Melbourne.

Exhibition Pamphlet

RR Sheet | UJMAIA, SARAH. Heliomancer, Naarm / Melbourne: ReadingRoom, 21 July–20 August, 2023

Colophon

Sarah would like to thank
Olivia, Ed, Fia, Spiros and Jordan