Objects 2001

Catalogue / Memoir
Introduction Pictures Objects Animations

OBJECTS are individual things and installations of many things.

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Stories entwined through language in all its forms

Melissa Smith and I complete the animated interactive installation Roget's Circular. Our stories entwine to invite reflections on identity and cultural heritage. Launched in Naam (Melbourne) at Gallery 101, with guest speaker Martin Flannagan, our collaboration contributes to Melbourne's Centenary of Federation program before touring Lutruwita (Tasmania), supported by Arts Tasmania.

Martin Flannagan speaks
in Naam (Melbourne)
Gallery 101
101 Collins St

Opening Roget's Circular
in Lutruwita (Tasmania)
Academy Gallery
University of Tasmania, Inveresk

Opening Roget's Circular
in Lutruwita (Tasmania)
Burnie Regional Gallery
L-R: Lisa Roberts,
Deborah Malor, Melissa Smith

2001 Thesaurus treasures
Mixed media: digital prints,
paper, wood, shellac
Artist's collection, Sydney

2001 Still life treasures / Landscape
Mixed media. Oils, pencil,
digital prints, paper,
wood, shellac.
Ex Gallery 101 Melbourne.
Tom Roberts collection Melbourne

2001 Portrait: Daughter
Mixed media. Digital prints,
paper, wood, shellac.
Ex Gallery 101.
Private collection Melbourne

EVENTS

The September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, generally considered to be the year's most prominent event, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror.

The United States led a multi-national coalition in an invasion of Afghanistan after the Taliban government was unable to extradite Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden within 24 hours.

Other international conflicts in 2001 were the standoff between India and Pakistan as well as the Second Intifada between Israel and Palestine.

Internal conflicts began in Macedonia, in the Central African Republic, and in Guinea.

Political challenges or violent conflicts caused changes in leadership in Argentina, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Indonesia, Nepal, and the Philippines.

2001 was the second warmest year on record at the time, which was amplified by the end of a years-long La Niña phase. The Atlantic and Pacific tropical storm seasons were both more active than usual. The deadly Bhuj Earthquake took place in Gujarat, India on January 26, while the strongest earthquake in 36 years took place in Peru on June 23. A potential health crisis occurred when a major outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease spread among British livestock, bringing about the deaths of millions of animals. Four hominid species were described or proposed, and several major archaeological finds took place, including a set of terracotta citizens near the Terracotta Army. The pygmy three-toed sloth was also first described in 2001. The year had the fewest successful orbital spaceflights since 1963, with eight crewed missions. Successes in space exploration included the landing of NEAR Shoemaker on an asteroid and the arrival of 2001 Mars Odyssey on Mars.

Politics and religion in the final months of 2001 focused intently on the Muslim world and Islamic terrorism after the September 11 attacks.

The Catholic Church was active in 2001, as Pope John Paul II went on several goodwill trips to meet with non-Catholic religious groups and investigations of sexual abuse cases among the church's priests began.

Former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic was arrested and became the first head of state to be charged with crimes against humanity by an international body.

The 27th G8 summit took place in Genoa and was met by 200,000 protestors.

2001 took place during a minor recession among developed and developing nations, with only middle income nations avoiding an economic downturn. The recession saw economic crises take place in Argentina and in Turkey.

American energy company Enron and the European airlines Sabena and Swissair all ended operations in 2001.

In popular culture, the Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings film franchises were launched, the iPod and iTunes were invented for music, and three major sixth-generation video game systems became available.

The Mac OS X and Windows XP operating systems were launched, as was the Wikipedia project.

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Written by me, Lisa Roberts/Euphausia superba (Antarctic krill), on

08/08/2026