2022 – Charles Campbell

2022 VIVA Award – Charles Campbell


Charles Campbell / Photo by Shawn Shepherd


Middle Passage Mandala, oil on vellum paper on canvas, 2005


Jamaican Icarus
, oil on vellum paper on canvas, 2005


Actor Boy V
, oil on vellum paper on canvas, 2009


Bagasse, acrylic on canvas, 2009, photo: Mike Love


Night Object – Promenade (Dessalines SOE Transporter)
, aluminium, vinyl, corrugated plastic, 2011


Transporter 5
(installation view), screen print on card, metal clips, 2011


Declaration-Maroon (Instance 3, Homecoming, 48.4232N, 123.3693W), screen print on card, metal clips on public artwork, 2013


Actor Boy – Fractal Engagement
, performance, 2014


Actor Boy – Fractal Engagement
, performance, 2014


Fractal Engagement (installation view), printed aluminum composite, wood, rubber, water, video monitor, photographs, 2015, photo: Sarah Danzinger


Actor Boy: Travels in Birdsong – The Bog
2017 Installation: wood, monofilament, mp3 players, battery powered speakers, wire grid, 2017, photo: Oakar Myint


Actor Boy: Travels in Birdsong – The Bog
, performance, 2017, photo: Oakar Myint


The Ground Above Us
, in collaboration with Farheen HaQ and Yuxwelupton Qwal’qaxala (Bradley Dick), copper, monofilament, Lekwungen fishing weight, 2017


Maroonscape 1, Cockpit Archipelago, mat board, wood, 2019


Maroonscape 1, Cockpit Archipelago
(detail), mat board, wood, 2019, photo: Serna Zapata


Time Catcher: The Fruiting of Chaoswood
, stainless steel cables, hardware, permanent installation, Victoria International Airport, 2020, photo: Calum Campbell


Time Catcher: The Fruiting of Chaos, wood, stainless steel cables, hardware, permanent installation, Victoria International Airport, 2020, photo: Calum Campbell


Black Breath Spectacle
, performance, 2021, photo: Scott Little


Black Breath Spectacle
, performance, 2021, photo: Scott Little


Black Breath Spectacle, performance, 2021, photo: Scott Little