Asking the Stones Where to Begin was an exhibition of new work developed during a two month residency at Listhús in Ólafsfjörður. Located in the mountainous Tröllaskagi region Ólafsfjörður is a fishing town in northeast Iceland.

Asking the Stones Where to Begin explores the physical and psychological landscape of this and other isolated regions. In this exhibition Bushby employs the use of Icelandic wool, photographs and natural materials.

This project has been funded by the Western Australian Government through the Department of Culture and the Arts.

Free Range Gallery, 
Wellington Street
Boorloo/Perth

29 July – 8 August 2016

Photography by Yvonne Doherty at Cirrus Photography.

Asking the Stones Where to Begin (Copy)
Asking the Stones Where to Begin  is the first stage of a project exploring the physical and psychological landscape of this and other isolated regions. In this exhibition Bushby employs the use of Icelandic wool, photographs and natural mater
Catching our breath 2016, hand-woven Icelandic wool, cotton and quartz pebbles. Photograph by Yvonne Doherty at Cirrus Photography.
Catching our breath (detail) 2016, hand-woven Icelandic wool, cotton and quartz pebbles. Photograph by Yvonne Doherty at Cirrus Photography.
Catching our breath (detail) 2016, hand-woven Icelandic wool, cotton and quartz pebbles. Photograph by Yvonne Doherty at Cirrus Photography.
Visual diary kept during residency in Iceland. Photograph by Yvonne Doherty at Cirrus Photography.
Research materials. Photograph by Yvonne Doherty at Cirrus Photography.
Research materials. Photograph by Yvonne Doherty at Cirrus Photography.
Moss Rock I 2016, Icelandic wool and stone. Photograph by Yvonne Doherty at Cirrus Photography.
Moss Rock II 2016, Icelandic wool and stone. Photograph by Yvonne Doherty at Cirrus Photography.
Untitled woven sample 2016, Icelandic wool and cotton. Photograph by Yvonne Doherty at Cirrus Photography.
Installation view,  Asking the Stones Where to Begin.  Photograph by Yvonne Doherty at Cirrus Photography.
Grounding 2016, wet-felted and hand-stitched Icelandic wool. Photograph by Yvonne Doherty at Cirrus Photography
Grounding (detail) 2016, wet-felted and hand-stitched Icelandic wool. Photograph by Yvonne Doherty at Cirrus Photography
Seaweed & Sand (Ólafsfjörður) 2016, Giclee print on metallic paper. Ice & Stone (Ólafsfjörður) 2016, Giclee print on metallic paper. Ice melting (Ólafsfjörður) 2016, Giclee print on metallic paper. Photograph by Yvonne Doherty at C
The current of you runs through my fingers still 2016, hand-crochet Icelandic wool scarf. Photograph by Yvonne Doherty at Cirrus Photography.
Moss &  Stone (Hellnar) 2016, Giclee print on metallic paper. Photograph by Yvonne Doherty at Cirrus Photography.
Installation view,  Asking the Stones Where to Begin.  Photograph by Yvonne Doherty at Cirrus Photography.
I am a creature of the soil not the sky 2016, wet and needle-felted Icelandic wool, stones and wood. Photograph by Yvonne Doherty at Cirrus Photography.
I am a creature of the soil not the sky (detail) 2016, wet and needle-felted Icelandic wool, stones and wood. Photograph by Yvonne Doherty at Cirrus Photography.
Vefa (After Halldora) 1 2016, hand-woven Icelandic wool. Photograph by Yvonne Doherty at Cirrus Photography.
Vefa (After Halldora) 1 (detail) 2016, hand-woven Icelandic wool. Photograph by Yvonne Doherty at Cirrus Photography.
Vefa (After Halldora) 2 2016, hand-woven Icelandic wool. Photograph by Yvonne Doherty at Cirrus Photography.
Vefa (After Halldora) 2 (detail) 2016, hand-woven Icelandic wool. Photograph by Yvonne Doherty at Cirrus Photography.