Made by Water 2023

Correction Mapping is exhibited in Made by Water with Lex Palmer Bull at Sawtooth ARI, Launceston, Tasmania. 27 October - 3 December, 2023.

Correction Mapping was created during the winter months of 2022, while Sue was living in Launceston to care for her parents and recover from a fractured wrist. A blue and black carbon line drawing, combined with bitumen rubber and titanium white painting, was layered onto an old sounding (depth) map of the kanamaluka /Tamar Estuary dating from 1833, during the Frontier Wars.
The lines were generated from several sources: tracing X-rays of her hand and wrist; mapping her riverside walks around the streets of Launceston; from a mid-C19th dual storm water and sewerage map of London. First invented to clean up the city of London during a cholera epidemic, a dual storm water and sewerage system was later built in Launceston, where it continues to create ongoing environmental problems for the Tamar Estuary.

Lex’s Trace series utilises the translucent yellow trace material, often used in architectural sketches. This chosen material redefines the river within its specific environment, serving as a visual reminder of the river's intricate ties to the land and the built environment it engages with. This installation encourages viewers to contemplate the surroundings at this site, prompting consideration of the delicate balance and relationship between nature and the human impact on the site.