In Mothers, Fathers Jelena Telecki deftly handles the complexity of her exhibition’s perennial, titular subjects—parenthood, childhood, ancestry, and inheritance. Her first solo exhibition at a major Australian gallery is a haunting exploration of universal themes, but a further, stated intent to grapple with Yugoslavian history proves more elusive.
(foreboding uneasiness) is the Serbian word Jelena Telecki offers for the mood underlying the nine works in . It is her debut solo exhibition at the Art Gallery of New South Wales and the first in the Gallery’s inaugural Contemporary Projects is fulfilled by an icy, ethereal suite.
