Sari Walker-Woods

Sari Walker-Woods is a Sydney based emerging artist currently working with expanded printmaking methods, inclusive of sculptural and installation works. Identifying as a woman, Sari draws on her own female body as an archive for political interest and debate. Sari’s practice extends to the notions of ethics and identity which can be bound to her experience as a woman. Her work draws attention to the importance of art as a platform for positive change and the ability for artworks to engage in a sensorial and interactive experience. Sari currently studies a Bachelor of Fine Art at the National Art School and has been actively involved in group exhibitions since 2021, participating in ‘PROXIMITY 2021’ at Sydney’s Articulate Project Space earlier this year and exhibited most recently in ‘LIBRARY INSERTS 2022’ at the National Art School’s Library Stairwell Gallery. Her work has been purchased and is held in private collections. 

#14 | The Wood-chipper (series of 3), 2021, woodblock ink on cartridge paper, 21 x 29.7 cm. $60 each or $180 for all.

'The Wood-chipper n#1' is the first woodblock print in a three part series. Hoarded as a misprint in the ever increasing experimental pile, this print never made it far from the draw due to its' patchwork relief and unprofessional choice of paper. Ironic as art is, the conceptual basis for this work stemmed from the the artist's obsessive roadside collecting behaviour, a hoarder if you must, determined to repurpose discarded wooden doors and windows into aesthetic wall works. The Wood-Chipper series aimed to bring material items deemed unworthy for a home right back into the heart of the house in their freshly appropriated printed form. Upon reflection, the nature of The Wood-chipper prints and their identity as a misprint is what qualifies them as the only print for this conceptual field. Sometimes it takes recognition to realise that the misprint is the perfect print.