Their work appraoches the medium of painting with a focus on phenomenology. Wigney’s work makes curious inquiries into the realm of appearances, reproduction, depiction and imitation.
They are interested in the ambiguous territory between images of reality, lived experience and memory.
“in this endless process of reproduction, we may measure the thickness of our own mirages”. (Luigi Ghirri)
Clare Wigney is one of the directors of Schmick Contemporary in 2025. They also make books through Sydney based small publishing house, Ant Books.
Photos by Sam Stephenson 2023 & 2025