Sculptural installations, paintings and works on paper. Ideas, materials and imagery gleaned from frequent trips through outback Australia; ‘spinifex mounds’ of painted toothpicks placed on desert sand, reminiscent of an extraordinary vista in the Flinders Ranges; a painting using ochre to describe the limitless space, dazzling light and after-light of a salt lake. A ‘bed’ of emu feathers on a stand of ti-tree, as a place for solace and calm.
Exploring associations with the environment that are subjective and archetypal; using images, materials and forms which are familiar or symbolic. The works reflect upon memory, loss, wonder and hope.
M16 Artspace
7 to 24 May, 2015
Australian Capital Territory
Spinifex (detail), 2015, toothpicks, coconut fibre, acrylic paint and desert sand, 21 elements, approx 15 x 35cm, dimensions variable
Photography: Greg Piper
Courtesy the artist
