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“Her prayer was scarcely done when a heavy numbness seized her limbs, thin bark closed over her breast, her hair turned into leaves, her arms into branches, her feet so swift a moment ago stuck fast in slow-growing roots, her face was lost in the canopy. Only her shining beauty was left." - Ovid‘Daphne becomes the laurel bough,’ Metamorphoses, Book 1, 8 CE
FORM Building a State of Creativity presents "Metamorphosis: Artists in collaboration with plants."
Inspired by Ovid's "Metamorphoses," this exhibition honours the beguiling magic and transformative power of the natural world. The exhibiting artists have engaged the plant kingdom as co-creators in their work, asking us to reconsider humans' assumed dominance over the environment.
As in Ovid's epic poem, a series of alchemical transformations are apparent in each artist's process, with the exhibition works featuring photography, drawing, textiles, ceramics and jewellery technique.
This exhibition is the fifth in FORM’s Southern Exposure series, celebrating the talent of artists who live or have a connection to Western Australia's southern regions. "Metamorphosis" invites viewers to explore the shifting boundaries we share with nature, but beyond artistic expression, it also serves as an important reminder of the need to protect the diverse and complex ecology of the land on which we are privileged to live.
Metamorphosis continues until Saturday, 13 July 2024.
Participating Artists
David Charles Collins | Elizabeth Edmonds
Sarah Elson | Holly Story | Beverly Thomson
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
4 Shenton Road, Claremont, WA, Australia, Western Australia 6010, 4 Shenton Rd, Claremont WA 6010, Australia,Perth, Western Australia