The Stations

On display in Gallery 2, the exhibition focus is the set of 14 etchings Harris made in 2021 in response to the Christian devotional practice – and associated series of 14 images – known as the Stations of the Cross.   Printed and editioned at Viridian Press in Benalla, Victoria, by John Loane, THE STATIONS 2021 is available as a boxed set or as 14 individually framed etchings. 

Harris, who was born and raised in New Zealand and migrated to Australia in 1981, previously tackled the subject early on in his career. The Stations 1989 consisted of 14 oil paintings and a corresponding group of intaglio prints. The National Gallery of Victoria acquired a full set of the prints that same year.

This new interpretation of The Stations reveals an artist whose visual language has evolved considerably, moving from geometric abstraction to figurative representation while retaining a strong feeling for the generative potential of ambiguous form.