"Novel Exchange"
(in collaboration with Australian artist Anne
Graham). Advertisements were placed in the
local media (newspapers and radio) announcing
a novel exchange that took place
in the Gallery of the Newcastle University
School of Fine Arts and the Newcastle Regional
Art Gallery. The top 100 novels from
the past 100 years a very gendered,
American and Euro-centric collection was arranged
on a long book shelf attached to the gallery
wall. Adjacent to the shelf was a coffee table
upon which were placed a tea service and biscuits
provided for individuals who brought their
novels to exchange with those they chose to
replace from the collection. The space also
provided visitors with a comfortable arm chair
in which to relax and read among some tropical
plants and in the company of two Australian
budgerigars in a cage.