ORSON HEIDRICH

Orson Heidrich is a mixed media artist living and working out of Sydney / Eora. Heidrich’s work sits within the field of expanded photography and installation. His practice spans multiple platforms and media; from contemporary photography and moving image to industrial sculpture and technical installation. Each of these facets draws from his ongoing research into the matrix and support structures of imaging practice, both social and spatial.

Mechanical Advantage

Orson’s exhibition Mechanical Advantag sees a body of sculptural and wall based work exploring the relationship between artist and industry. Using large scale technical manufacturing processes to manipulate heavy-duty materials, Orson's practice embraces collaboration within wider industrial networks, whilst touching on ideas of value and reproduction. Process photographs taken inside fabrication houses over a number of years have been digitally manipulated into three-dimensional models and transformed into sand cast aluminium sculptures, CNC machine-cut aluminium wall plates, and embossed and debossed pressed tin.