See you in Hell (Wagga Wagga)

Wagga Wagga Art Gallery

16 December – 25 February 2024

Special thanks to Dylan Batty, Canbora Bayraktar, Bryden Williams, Chris Ross

See You in Hell presents a collection of playful and subversive works by artists Louise Zhang and Jess Bradford exploring Chinese concepts of the Afterlife. Diyu, the Chinese Buddhist concept of Hell, is both a starting point and a meeting place for the artists to explore personal experiences and complex relationships to their shared Chinese cultural heritage as ‘third culture kids’. The exhibition is a bridge between these two practices and includes individual series and collaborative works. Audiences will journey through the exhibition space encountering various Hellscapes and mythology presented in painting, sculptural installation and video.

Exhibition catalogue | Extended captions

This exhibition is supported by CreateNSW

Installation Photography by Wagga Wagga Art Gallery Andrew Halyday | Individual Photography by Jessica Maurer | Photo print Photography by David Roche

See you in Hell (Installation view) 2023

Nothing to Forgive, 2023, (Installation view) Jess Bradford & Louise Zhang, ink and acrylic on paper, approx. 2 x 15.4M

Map of Diyu: Ten Courts of Hell, 2023 (Installation view), Jess Bradford & Louise Zhang

Ouch!, 2023, Jess Bradford & Louise Zhang, single channel video, 2:24mins looped

Dreaming of an afterlife in middle management, 2023, pastel and watercolour on board, 40 x 35cm

What goes around and comes around, 2023, pastel on board, 80 x 140cm

Cauldron, 2023, pastel on board, 60 x 50cm

Take away my bad memories first, 2023, pastel on board, 60 x 50cm

Demons, 2023, pastel on board, 50 x 40cm

Cold comfort, 2023, pastel and wet media on canvas, 46 x 36cm

Boiling oil bath, 2023, pastel on board, 50 x 40cm

Tiger Guillotine, 2023, pastel on board, 50 x 60cm

Rolling Hills, 2023, pastel on board, 100 x 100cm

Surprise visit!, 2023, pastel on board, 70 x 70cm

Blades like petals, 2023, pastel and watercolour on board, 60 x 50cm

Blood pond vista, 2023, pastel on board, 50 x 40cm

Falling into Oil, 2023, pastel on board, 50 x 40cm

Gambling on the world being a better place, 2023, pastel and wet media on board, 50 x 50cm

Lake of Fire, 2023, pastel on board, 40 x 50cm

Words straight out of my mouth, 2023, Jess Bradford & Louise Zhang, pastel and acrylic on linen, 41 x 51cm

Tree of knives, 2023, Jess Bradford & Louise Zhang, pastel and acrylic on board, 50 x 40cm

Nature cutting straight through me, 2023, Jess Bradford & Louise Zhang, pastel and acrylic on canvas, 82 x 62cm

Crushed by boulder, 2023, Jess Bradford & Louise Zhang, pastel and acrylic on board, 60 x 50cm

Mountain of Heads, 2023, Jess Bradford & Louise Zhang, pastel and acrylic on board, 40 x 35cm

And again, within the frozen, 2023, Jess Bradford & Louise Zhang, pastel and acrylic on board, 40 x 35cm

Karma Mirror, 2023, Jess Bradford & Louise Zhang, pastel and acrylic on board, 100 x 100cm

Horse Face, 2023, Jess Bradford & Louise Zhang, ink and acrylic on paper, 2 x 1.4M

Ox Head, 2023, Jess Bradford & Louise Zhang, ink and acrylic on paper, 2 x 1.4M

Nothing to forgive #1, 2023, Jess Bradford & Louise Zhang, ink and acrylic on paper, 2 x 1.4M

Nothing to forgive #2, 2023, Jess Bradford & Louise Zhang, ink and acrylic on paper, 2 x 1.4M

Nothing to forgive #3, 2023, Jess Bradford & Louise Zhang, ink and acrylic on paper, 2 x 1.4M

Nothing to forgive #4, 2023, Jess Bradford & Louise Zhang, ink and acrylic on paper, 2 x 1.4M

Nothing to forgive #5, 2023, Jess Bradford & Louise Zhang, ink and acrylic on paper, 2 x 1.4M

Nothing to forgive #6, 2023, Jess Bradford & Louise Zhang, ink and acrylic on paper, 2 x 1.4M

Nothing to forgive #7, 2023, Jess Bradford & Louise Zhang, ink and acrylic on paper, 2 x 1.4M

Nothing to forgive #8, 2023, Jess Bradford & Louise Zhang, ink and acrylic on paper, 2 x 1.4M

Nothing to forgive #9, 2023, Jess Bradford & Louise Zhang, ink and acrylic on paper, 2 x 1.4M

Nothing to forgive #10, 2023, Jess Bradford & Louise Zhang, ink and acrylic on paper, 2 x 1.4M

Nothing to forgive #11, 2023, Jess Bradford & Louise Zhang, ink and acrylic on paper, 2 x 1.4M

Nothing to forgive #12, 2023, Jess Bradford & Louise Zhang, ink and acrylic on paper, 2 x 1.4M

Nothing to forgive #13, 2023, Jess Bradford & Louise Zhang, ink and acrylic on paper, 2 x 1.4M

Nothing to forgive #14, 2023, Jess Bradford & Louise Zhang, ink and acrylic on paper, 2 x 1.4M

Nothing to forgive #15, 2023, Jess Bradford & Louise Zhang, ink and acrylic on paper, 2 x 1.4M

Hellscapes from Haw Par Villa (Instructional Tools), 2023, Jess Bradford & Louise Zhang, 30 x 40cm, Hand painted Lambda print

Hellscapes from Haw Par Villa 1 (Tiger Cut), 2023, Jess Bradford & Louise Zhang, 30 x 40cm, Hand painted Lambda Print

Hellscapes from Haw Par Villa 2 (Treetop), 2023, Jess Bradford & Louise Zhang, 30 x 40cm, Hand painted Lambda Print

Hellscapes from Haw Par Villa 3 (Horse Head), 2023, Jess Bradford & Louise Zhang, 30 x 40cm, Hand painted Lambda print

Hellscapes from Haw Par Villa 4 (Tongue), 2023, Jess Bradford & Louise Zhang, 30 x 40cm, Hand painted Lambda print

Hellscapes from Haw Par Villa 5 (Mallet Smash), 2023, Jess Bradford & Louise Zhang, 30 x 40cm, Hand painted Lambda print

Hellscapes from Haw Par Villa (Guillotine), 2023, 30 x 40cm, lambda print

Postcards from Hell #3, 2023, 30 x 40cm, lambda print

Postcards from Hell #1, 2023, 30 x 40cm, lambda print

Postcards from Hell #2, 2023, 30 x 40cm, Lambda print

Postcards from Hell #5, 2023, 30 x 40cm, lambda print