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THE NATURE OF WANTING - ARTIST STATEMENT
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‘The Nature of Wanting’ is a body of work that addresses the unsustainable consumption of the human race. As a species people continuously process resources of social, environmental and economic value with little regard for the future. Materials are extracted, refined and transformed into fleeting 'objects of desire'. Though a face-paced lifestyle only encourages a focus on the final product, their consumers have become detached from the process that created them. Resulting in a reduced appreciation between these 'objects of desire' and the methods used to create them. A disassociation that contributes to a wasteful attitude towards both labour and environmental resources.
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This exhibition explores human body as a machine that seeks out and consumes through unsustainable resource gathering processes. Representing all 'objects of desire' is a small stepped pyramid that appears in several of the works. Whether through representation or suggestion, human presence provides context and narrative for this pyramid to generate discussion of humanity’s consumption habits.
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THE NATURE OF WANTING - ARTIST STATEMENT
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‘The Nature of Wanting’ is a body of work that addresses the unsustainable consumption of the human race. As a species people continuously process resources of social, environmental and economic value with little regard for the future. Materials are extracted, refined and transformed into fleeting 'objects of desire'. Though a face-paced lifestyle only encourages a focus on the final product, their consumers have become detached from the process that created them. Resulting in a reduced appreciation between these 'objects of desire' and the methods used to create them. A disassociation that contributes to a wasteful attitude towards both labour and environmental resources.
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This exhibition explores human body as a machine that seeks out and consumes through unsustainable resource gathering processes. Representing all 'objects of desire' is a small stepped pyramid that appears in several of the works. Whether through representation or suggestion, human presence provides context and narrative for this pyramid to generate discussion of humanity’s consumption habits.
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THE NATURE OF WANTING - ARTIST STATEMENT
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‘The Nature of Wanting’ is a body of work that addresses the unsustainable consumption of the human race. As a species people continuously process resources of social, environmental and economic value with little regard for the future. Materials are extracted, refined and transformed into fleeting 'objects of desire'. Though a face-paced lifestyle only encourages a focus on the final product, their consumers have become detached from the process that created them. Resulting in a reduced appreciation between these 'objects of desire' and the methods used to create them. A disassociation that contributes to a wasteful attitude towards both labour and environmental resources.
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This exhibition explores human body as a machine that seeks out and consumes through unsustainable resource gathering processes. Representing all 'objects of desire' is a small stepped pyramid that appears in several of the works. Whether through representation or suggestion, human presence provides context and narrative for this pyramid to generate discussion of humanity’s consumption habits.
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Harrison Waed See
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Dr Harrison Waed See (b. 1990) is an artist, researcher and emerging curator interested in allegorical landscapes as a means to explore cultural divergence and plurality—juxtaposing historical symbolisms with videogame tropes.
See has undertaken 7 solo shows, 7 artist residencies, 3 curatorial projects and 8 collaborative exhibitions between Perth and Asia, as well as participated in multiple group exhibitions. Originally an industrial designer, See completed his Bachelor of Visual Arts at Edith Cowan University (ECU) in 2015 after receiving the Louise Macfie Painting Prize. In 2016, he was awarded a New Colombo Plan (NPC) scholarship that funded his honours research in Shanghai; after receiving 1st class honours, See extended his NPC funding and returned to China for a 3-month artist’s residency in Xiamen. In 2019, See returned to ECU after being awarded a Research Training Program Scholarship and completed his practice-led PhD on dialogic cross-cultural collaboration.
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He is currently a researcher and lecturer between Edith Cowan University and North Metro TAFE.
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Curatorial projects
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See, H. W., Mah, D, & Yeo, & C. K. (2024). Paper Trails Between Lion and Swan: Phase 2 [Curated exhibition], Old Customs House (Artsource WA), Fremantle, WA.
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See, H. W., Mah, D, & Yeo, & C. K. (2024). Paper Trails Between Lion and Swan: Phase 1 [Curated exhibition], Singapore Art Week (SAW), SCULPTURE2052, Singapore.
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See, H. W. (2023). HERENOW23: In-Between-ness [Curated exhibition], Fringe World Festival, Spectrum Project Space (ECU Galleries), Mount Lawley, WA.
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See, H. W. (2023). Crossroads and Convergences [Curated exhibition], Nyisztor Studio, Melville, WA.
Solo Exhibitions
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See, H. W. (2022). Far-Away Island [Solo exhibition], Spectrum Project Space (ECU Galleries), Mount Lawley.
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See, H. W. (2019). Hollow Flight [Solo exhibition], Spectrum Project Space (ECU Galleries), Mount Lawley.
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See, H. W. (2018). Weightless [Solo exhibition], Kent Street Gallery, Victoria Park Centre for the Arts, WA.
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See, H. W. (2018). Urban Tree [Solo exhibition], The Lobby, Swanbourne, WA.
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See, H. W. (2018). Physical Mindfulness of Painting [Solo exhibition], Mundaring Arts Centre (Gallery 2), Mundaring, WA.
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See, H. W. (2017). Tower of Modern [当潮之塔] [Solo exhibition], Chinese European Art Centre [ä¸å›½æ¬§æ´²è‰ºæœ¯ä¸å¿ƒ], Xiamen, China.
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See, H. W. (2016). The Nature of Wanting [Solo exhibition], Studio 281, Maylands, WA.
Collaborative Exhibitions and/or Projects
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Canet-Gibson, J., Kain, S., See, H. W., & Stewart, J. (2026), REDACTION TOOLKIT [Collaborative exhibition], Light Works Gallery, Boorloo/Perth CBD, WA.
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Evans, A., Mah, D., & See, H. W. (2021). A place we call home [Collaborative exhibition]. Stala Contemporary Art Gallery & Projects, West Perth, WA.
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Karali, S. N., Thackeray, G., Ellis, S., Moffat, J., Ziemons, J., See, H. W., Nisbet, B., Brooks-Crew, Adji, A. N., & Mitchell, L. (2021). Polyphony: CERAH exchange showcase [Collaborative exhibition]. Fringe World Festival, Gallery25 (ECU Galleries), Edith Cowan University, Mount Lawley, WA.
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See, H. W., & Mah, D. (2020). Intermission [short film], Yagan Square Digital Tower, Screenwest, Perth, WA.
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Mason, G., Mitchell, L., & See, H. W. (2021). Nexus: 2021 [Collaborative exhibition]. Fringe World Festival, Spectrum Project Space, Edith Cowan University, Mount Lawley, WA.
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Adams, L. (lead artist); See, H. W. (supporting artist; designer/draftsperson) (2020). What Led You Here? [public artwork], Wanneroo Road/Joondalup Drive Interchange Project, Main Roads, WA.
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Rossow, B., Tynan, D., See, H. W., Zhang, L., & Jensen, R. (2018). Paradise’s Parasite III [寄生者 III], [Collaborative exhibition], Spectrum Project Space, Edith Cowan University, Mount Lawley, WA.
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See, H. W. & Mafrici, A. (2017). Passage Self Strange [Collaborative exhibition], Turner Galleries (Engine Room 2), Northbridge, WA
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​​Rossow, B., Tynan, D., See, H. W. & Zhang, L. (2017). Paradise’s Parasite II [寄生者II] [Collaborative exhibition], The Sino-British College [英皇茶室], Shanghai, China.
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Rossow, B., See, H. W. & Zhang, L. (2017). Paradise’s Parasite [寄生者] [Collaborative exhibition], Hujiang Gallery | 沪江画廊, Shanghai, China.
Participation in curated exhibitions (excludes participation in group exhibitions)
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Transversal (curated by A. Rassell & C. Tytler, 2025), FORM Gallery, Claremont, WA
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Family Traces (curated by B. Sharp, 2025), Spectrum Project Space (ECU Galleries), Mount Lawley, WA
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Paper Trails Between Lion and Swan: Phase 2 (curated by H. W. See, D. Mah, D, & C. K., 2024), Old Customs House (Artsource WA), Fremantle, WA
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Paper Trails Between Lion and Swan: Phase 1 (curated by H. W. See, D. Mah, D, & C. K., 2024), Singapore Art Week (SAW), SCULPTURE2052, Singapore
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Divergent Terrain (curated by K. Ashe, 2022), Old Customs House (Artsource WA), Fremantle, WA
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City of Joondalup IAP | Invitation Art Prize (curated by J. Robinson-White, 2022), Whitford City, Joondalup
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Nexus: 2022 (curated by N. Kaye & L. Adams, 2022), Gallery 25 (ECU Galleries), Mount Lawley, WA
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Industrial Mythos (curated by G. Molloy, 2021), INTOO Studios, Northbridge, WA
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ION II | In Our Nature (curated by M. Tippet, 2021), Lost Eden Creative ARI, Dwellingup, WA
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The Mandorla Art Award (curated by L. Di Ciero, 2021), Stala Contemporary, West Perth, WA
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Tenth International Exhibition of Traditional Fine Arts, (2020) Shanghai Art Collection Museum, Shanghai.
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Tied Up With String (curated by C. Stroud, 2020), Mundaring Arts Centre, Mundaring, WA
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Nexus: A Group Show (curated by L. Adams & N. Kaye, 2019), Gallery 25, ECU, Mount Lawley, WA
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Sculptures on the Scarp (curated by A. Pepper, 2018), Darlington Arts Festival, Darlington, WA
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Stations of the Cross (curated by C. Bushby, 2017), Wesley Church, Perth, WA / Geraldton Regional Art Gallery, Geraldton, WA
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Extended Focus (curated by G. Pryor, 2017), Spectrum Project Space (ECU Galleries), Mount Lawley, WA
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34th Annual Sculpture Survey Exhibition (curated by R. M. Gomboc, 2017), Gomboc Gallery & Sculpture Park, Middle Swan, WA
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Third Space Project (curated by C. Barstow, 2016), Hujiang Gallery | 沪江画廊, Shanghai
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IMPACT 9 International Printmaking Conference (curated by artists from Royal College of Art, 2015), China Academy of Art, Hangzhou
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32nd Sculpture Survey (curated by R. M. Gomboc, 2015), Gomboc Gallery & Sculpture Park, Middle Swan, WA
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31st Sculpture Survey (curated by R. M. Gomboc, 2014), Gomboc Gallery & Sculpture Park, Middle Swan, WA