Lismore Regional Gallery I 17 August - 13 October 2019

Idle Worship explores contemporary notions of reverence, worship and idolisation. Focusing on personal manifestations the exhibition examines the intimacy of our idols. Worship presents itself here in many forms. The artists feel it, know it, interpret it, challenge it, give in to it and subvert it. Their idols are real and imagined, they come from the past and the future, and are being made right now, taking their power from the present.

To allow oneself to worship is to be able to let go of the self. The title Idle Worship and the exhibition acts as both tongue in cheek reminders of our contemporary frivolousness of worship and at the same time considers and idle worship, one so deep and true that it will continue to run slowly through time and across centuries.

Artists I Jacobus Capone, Consuelo Cavaniglia, Sarah Contos, Mikala Dwyer, Bill Henson, Lindy Lee, Adam Lee, Clare Milledge, Jonny Niesche, Frances Belle Parker, Shireen Taweel, Jodie Whalen, Paul Yore.

Images | Carl Warner