Alicia Lane
Dr Alicia Lane is a multi-disciplinary artist based in Meanjin/Brisbane. Her work often engages with relationships between humans and the natural world and explorations in materiality. She has exhibited widely in various exhibitions and awards. She has previously participated in SWELL Sculpture Festival and in 2016 she was awarded the City of Gold Coast Art Prize for her work “Rainforest Remnants”. In 2022 she completed a Doctorate of Visual Art at Queensland College of Art and Design. She is also a music producer and performer and performs regularly as a DJ.
In Hot Water
The shape and form of a sea urchin test is a thing of beauty, and an example of nature’s perfect geometry. However, as part of a cascade of the effects of global warming, it can also become a symbol of ecosystems out of balance. As average winter temperatures steadily rise in the waters off Southern Australia, an explosion in the population of sea urchins is occurring. This is resulting in the disappearance of giant kelp forests as the urchins voraciously munch their way across the sea bed, creating “barrens”. This work is a reflection on the beauty of nature, but through the use of reclaimed copper hot water heaters, a parallel is drawn to the warming of oceans triggered by human activity, and the often surprising and unusual ways that these changes can manifest.
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Come and see for yourself at SWELL Sculpture Festival, Pacific Parade, Currumbin 12th – 21st September.