Ralph Kerle Gallery Opens
My name is Indra Wills, the newly appointed Gallery Manager of the Ralph Kerle Gallery, Double Bay, Sydney. I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself, to share some of the evening’s experiences, and to write about future plans designed for the new gallery.
Our wonderful opening event took place on December 10, launching Ralph Kerle’s Gallery announcing our ongoing funding and awareness raising association with the Sydney Eye Hospital Foundation. We would like to thank all those who attended and made the night a great success. A special thank you to our friend Susan Bruce, Owner of Poachers Pantry and Poachers Winery, who kept our glasses full with delicious red, white and sparkling!
Stays Afloat
On the night, we were joined by guest speakers Linda Fagan, CEO of the Sydney Eye Hospital Foundation and Dr Con Petsoglou, one of Sydney’s leading eye surgeons who counts Ralph among his patients. Linda outlined the foundation’s role in raising funds, and Dr Petsoglou spoke about how our sight translates images back to our brain, acting as our first perspective on the world. In his explanation, we learnt that Ralph’s eye condition, keratoconus, means that his visual world is fringed by small halos around the edges of objects, pictures and indeed reflections as opposed to the straight lines or “straightness”of those with normal sight. Dr Petsolglou highlighted the curved, and wavy illustrative qualities of artworks; ‘Stays Afloat’ and ‘Captain C Gull on the Helm – the Epic View’ as being representative of the sight a person suffering keratoconus has. In response, Ralph talked of his philosophy, practise and the perceptions associated with his artwork. He is currently working on an article detailing these themes, which will be available to enjoy in the new year.
Captain C. Gull On the Watch - The Epic View
The presentations evoked such a high level of thought-provoking conversations among guests during the evening that Dr Petsoglou and Ralph have agreed to work on a series of videos around the theme of the science of sight and how art informs its development.
