Joanna Margaret Paul

Children - Imogen (1975)

30 sec (excerpt) of 2 min 57 secSingle channel / transferred to Digital Video / Colour / Silent

"The time Joanna had for her art was what she had after looking after the children, running a household. Moments grabbed for poetry, drawing and painting, films. So everything that got done was important. Time was precious."

Peter Todd

    Other works by Joanna Margaret Paul

    Aberhart's House
    Joanna Margaret Paul

    Aberhart's House (1976)

    The camera explores the interior and exterior of a house. A thick slab of bread is buttered and a small child examines a book.

    Aberhart's House
    Napkins
    Joanna Margaret Paul

    Napkins (1975)

    The camera pans across a line of white washing blowing in the wind.

    Napkins
    A door is open into a backyard. A hot water cylinder is attached beside the door.
    Joanna Margaret Paul

    Thorndon (1975)

    Thorndon contrasts the half-constructed shapes and incursions of urban planning with the worn traces of urban settlement.

    Thorndon
    A hand irons a white piece of fabric.
    Joanna Margaret Paul

    Task (1982)

    A woman irons a piece of child's clothing, revealing the dexterity and attention gained from repetition of the activity.

    Task
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