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Clark Beaumont

Two young women in winter clothing stand outside an old industrial wharf building. They are each holding up a simple white banner with large, plain black lettering in capital letters. One banner reads, “Me.” The other banner reads, “You.”

Two young women in winter clothing inside an old industrial wharf building, smiling directly at the camera.

Two young women in winter clothing stand facing the Sydney Harbour Bridge, high above them. They are each holding up a simple white banner, seen from the back.

Two young women in winter clothing are each standing, holding up a simple white banner, seen from the back.

A young woman in winter clothing stands, holding up a simple white banner with large, plain black lettering in capital letters. The banner reads, “Me.”

A young woman in winter clothing stands, holding up a simple white banner with large, plain black lettering in capital letters.

A young woman in winter clothing stands on an old industrial wharf. The woman is holding up a simple white banner with large, plain black lettering in capital letters. The banner reads, “You.”

Two young women in winter clothing work at a large table inside an old industrial building. The women are measuring and folding pieces of plain black and white fabric.

Two young women in winter clothing stand at a large workspace, which consists of four plywood tables pushed together, inside an old industrial building. The tables are littered with pieces of black and white fabric, tape and coffee cups. The women are looking at each other and smiling.

Clark Beaumont

Sarah Clark
born 1991 in Brisbane, Australia
lives and works in Brisbane, Australia

Nicole Beaumont
born 1990 in Sydney, Australia
lives and works in Brisbane, Australia

Clark Beaumont was a participating artist duo in the Australian Artists' Residency Program as part of Marina Abramović: In Residence, 2015.

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Clark Beaumont is the Brisbane-based collaborative duo Nicole Beaumont and Sarah Clark. Through both live and mediated performance works, they investigate ideas and constructs around identity, female subjectivity, intimacy and interpersonal relationships. Clark Beaumont are the subjects for their work and their collaboration means exploring the social and physical dynamics of working together to create artwork.

Clark Beaumont formed in 2010 at Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, whilst completing their Bachelors of Fine Arts. In 2013, Clark Beaumont were selected as the 13th addition to the 27^th Kaldor Public Art Project, 13 Rooms, curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist and Klaus Biesenbach. In 2014, Clark Beaumont held their first solo exhibition at Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery and were selected by QAGOMA as the 2014 recipients of the Melville Haysom Memorial Art Scholarship. They also received Highly Commended at the Churchie National Emerging Art Prize and in 2015 exhibited in GOMA Q: Queensland Contemporary Art at the Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane.