// Anne Landa Award 2013

The 2013 Anne Landa Award recipient was Angela Mesiti with her work Citizens Band. I went to take a squiz at the exhibition which housed both the winner as well as a number of alternative pieces in the exhibition The Space Between Us at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. The exhibition explored the relationship between video as a medium and its subsequent performance counterpart. I thoroughly enjoyed the minimal number of works - as it allowed for me to enjoy each one in detail. Mesiti's multi-screen artwork Citizens Band was definitely my favourite. She captured the diversity of four different people and somehow managed to keep her audience engaged with such a simple concept and presentation. Her work showed four people, on separate screens, each showcasing a musical ability in turn. Each musician was situated in their place of birth, starting with a Paris pool, and ending with a Brisbane cab. The presentation of the artwork allowed for complete immersion - putting you, as the audience, in the moment and forging a connection between the visual display and the emotions of the audience.

Unfortunately none of the photos I took inside the room housing Mesiti's work turned out - but here are a couple of snaps from the exhibition.