Nqa Blayed / TOOTH

DRAW Space are thrilled to present a performance by Nqa Blayed with an original score composed and performed by Billy J Burke. Curated by Melinda Hunt.

6pm Wednesday 28 August 2024

Ephemeral marks are made by the artist's body in movement, with linear elements of an expanded drawing in the gallery acting as literal supports for the artist's body. Using the shapes, lines, and shadows of the body as it contorts, expands and spins, TOOTH considers creative possibilities in the resistance of rigid structures. 

Oppositional forces are compositional tools that generate movement and tension in this display of contemporary drawing. Paced to an original score by Billy J Burke, the artist moves through the dynamic efforts involved in creating a drawing, from the rhythm of the creative flow to the strain of holding focus and pulling it all together. 

Nqa Blayed by Tristan Still

BIO
Nqa draws on her background in critical theory and underground culture through an experimental practice that spans installation, expanded drawing, assemblage, and live performance. Currently based on Gadigal land, she received her MFA from Central Saint Martins in 2020 and her BFA with honors from UNSW Art & Design in 2014.

Visit www.blayed.net or see Nqa’s work on Instagram.

Excepts from Nqa Blayed / TOOTH

Video production by Nqa Blayed

Artist Talk

Visit the DRAW Space YouTube channel to see Nqa Blayed and Billy Burke in conversation with curator Melinda Hunt.