Bundanon

Sarah Poulgrain’s practice draws on self-sustainability and artist-led pedagogy to expand what art institutions can do. Taking various material forms, Poulgrain’s practice is primarily concerned with building and sustaining respectful and non-hierarchical relationships through skill-sharing and collaboration.

Poulgrain has exhibited in Australia and New Zealand, with recent projects at Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art (2023) and Brisbane’s Institute of Modern Art (2024).

In Residence at Bundanon

I’m currently in the process of building a pontoon houseboat: a roofed structure on a pontoon base that will serve as both an art space and a space for me to live. This iterative project engages boat-builders, lead-light-makers, contemporary artists, ecologists, and people currently living on houseboats. The aim of this project is to create a climate and gentrification resilient ARI for Magandjin experimental art, untying the contingency of art spaces on real estate rental markets.

During my time at Bundanon I’d like to work on putting together an archive of all the skills learnt during this process.

Image: Institute of Modern Art ‘Making Art Work’, photo by Charlie Hillhouse.