Documenting Space records the physical and cultural memory of the George Paton Gallery through the spatially sensitive approach of artist Anna Steele, architectural designer Jack Murray, interior designer Ellyn Faye and curator Gabrielle Bergman. The exhibition functions as an archival undertaking, and by doing so, expresses the way in which we engage in the space through various methods of documentation.
The concept of a ‘window’, referencing the pre-existing aperture at the front of the gallery that has since been plastered over, is an example of such a memory device as it forms part of the architecture that once existed during Rubbo’s time as gallery director. Concrete casting, moulds, projections, and installation works also offer alternative methods of documenting the physical and cultural history of the gallery.