Dark Mofo 2019: If They Should Accidentally Fall by Tasmanian artist Patrick Hall at Narryna

Bottled faces who whisper of longing and disappointment feature in a Dark Mofo installation at Narryna by Tasmanian artist Patrick Hall.

Tasmanian artist Patrick Hall is holding an exhibition of artworks at Narryna on Hampden Road, Battery Point as part of Dark MOFO. Picture: MATT THOMPSON

A WHISPERING, breathing installation will set the tone for Dark Mofo at Battery Point’s historic Narryna.

If They Should Accidentally Fall, by nationally recognised Tasmanian artist Patrick Hall, features a congregation of bottled faces, who whisper to their preachers and prophets of longing and disappointment and the slow erosion of belief.

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Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery house museums manager Scott Carlin said the haunting installation was fitting for Narryna.

“We are a historic house but we see history as being about the present,” he said,

“The history we’ve got involved in the house is quite dark and murky.”

Narryna has been part of Dark Mofo since 2014, showing locals and visitors a different side to one of Hobart’s traditional heritage attractions.

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Narryna will operate a festival bar on Friday and Saturday nights during Dark Mofo.

Patrick Hall will be at Narryna for artist floor talks at 4.30pm this Friday and Saturday and Friday June 21 and Saturday June 22.

After Dark Mofo the installation will travel to NSW for the Sydney Contemporary art festival.

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