2017 Room: Scheme 5 - Garden


The front garden, backyard garden and associated garden shed are traditional features of Melbourne’s domestic architecture, although the recent proliferation of high rise apartment dwellings means, sadly, that our city and suburbs are less verdant than they once were. Nevertheless, the history of art is redolent with examples of the importance of gardens as places for inspiration and as subject matter for art itself - Monet, Renoir, Van Gogh for instance.

This project is based on the idea that the front garden provides a convergence between public and private space and offers the street its ‘face’ while the backyard garden is a private space shared with family and friends and the garden shed is a storage space whose interior remains hidden from general view. This exhibition is the 5th in the on-going Room project together with Wilma Tabacco, Liliana Barbieri, Susan Knight and Trevor Mein. My work consisted of both two and three-dimensional pieces exploring my relationship with the garden. 

Here is a selection of works from this exhibition.

They Won't Hurt You
17cm (W) x 14cm (H)
Ceramic mixed media
Face Your Fear
19cm (W) x 17cm (H)
Ceramic Mixed Media
When Did It Start?
15cm (W) x 15cm (H)
Ceramic Mixed Media
They're Harmless!
24cm (W) x 24cm (H)
Ceramic Mixed Media
The Fly (1)
20cm (W)
Timber, Photo Transfer and Acrylic Medium
The Fly (2)
20cm (W)
Timber, Photo Transfer and Acrylic Medium
The Fly (3)
20cm (W)
Timber, Photo Transfer and Acrylic Medium
The Fly (4)
20cm (W)
Timber, Photo Transfer and Acrylic Medium
Night Light from the series Desiderium
20cm (W) x 20cm (H)
Photo transfer on timber panel
Whoosh 1 from the series Desiderium
20cm (W) x 20cm (H)
Photo transfer on timber panel
Whoosh 2 from the series Desiderium
20cm (W) x 20cm (H)
Photo transfer on timber panel
Love Heart Leaf from the series Desiderium
20cm (W) x 20cm (H)
Photo transfer on timber panel
Its Cold from the series Desiderium
20cm (W) x 20cm (H)
Photo transfer on timber panel
Whoosh 3 from the series Desiderium
20cm (W) x 20cm (H)
Photo transfer on timber panel
Grime from the series Desiderium
20cm (W) x 20cm (H)
Photo transfer on timber panel
Crying Tree from the series Desiderium
20cm (W) x 20cm (H)
Photo transfer on timber panel
Two Branches from the series Desiderium
20cm (W) x 20cm (H)
Photo transfer on timber panel
Early Morning from the series Desiderium
20cm (W) x 20cm (H)
Photo transfer on timber panel
Desiderium installation view
Photo transfers on timber panels