2020 a year of wonders… what a time to be an artist.
2019 was an extraordinary period of research – paired residencies working across the disciplines of ophthalmology and plant science.
A huge year of learning, coupled with the immediacy of climate change and the sheer scale of the Australian bushfires.
Now in 2020 we all find ourselves together and apart, negotiating a whole new world of COVID-19. Together and Apart.
I had planned 2020 as a studio year to review, reflect and respond. I got more than I bargained for.
But as we know, artists must always bargain…
And so, I will take a deep breath and begin a new project
Shared Reckonings will culminate in a major exhibition to be held at the Museum of Economic Botany and the Dead House nestled within the Botanic Gardens of South Australia during the Adelaide Festival in 2021, both are unique spaces in the world.
A year-long period of making ahead.
