Quasar explores distorted text and semiotics through salvaged signage and industrial materials. Sydney-based Woodley (b. 1977) manipulates discarded materials and typography, using mechanical processes to create high gloss, fractured surfaces. His work transforms rigid substrates into dynamic compositions, blurring the line between decay and renewal.
The exhibition interrogates societal structures, repurposing functional objects to challenge perceptions of control and communication. By deconstructing signage, a symbol of authority, Woodley reveals hidden narratives within everyday systems. His intuitive process highlights the tension between individual autonomy and centralised order.
Woodley’s practice merges materiality with metaphor, where repurposed debris becomes a language of resistance. Quasar mirrors its celestial namesake: a radiant disruption, illuminating the poetry of discarded systems.