Naturally Inclined

Savina Hopkins, Elyss McCleary, Emily Simek, Mateja Simenko

Four artists showing work connected to gardens and the experience of nature.

Curated by Savina Hopkins.

LIGHT TRACES ON TILES

Medium: Mixed medium (mirror tiles, found steel reinforced mesh, sharpie markers, gouache, paper, copic markers)

‘Light traces shapes over around and through the plants and trees. There are some built structures with fading paint, surfaces eroding with the rain and sun. The sky is bright framed by both Felicity and Vera‘s garden I overlook in the flat I rent. Across the creek I often observe the leaves’ everchanging compositions butted up against the concrete path. With sharpie pens, collaged paper, gouache, shiny mirror tiles attached to a found hard rubbish structure this work explores surfaces changing with the elements, layered shapes tresselled up a lattice for tomato vines. Standing in front of the tiles a face appears like when it brashly reflects in a car or shop window suddenly. I just laughed at myself - eek is that my face now - sunglasses please!! A step back or to the side reflects the sky again or what surface the little mirror tile is next to. Little shapes and colours.’