SWELL Smalls Gallery 2023 Artwork – Sea Turtle The turtle is a sacred figure in some cultures, as it symbolises Mother Earth. The meaning of the turtle symbol signifies good health, fertility and long life. However, since the 1940s, mass produced plastic has increasingly become a part of turtle diets with devastating effects.  From stunted growth,

SWELL Smalls Gallery 2023 Artwork – Into the Lines The work creates an interior space that is filling with light. This light returns to outside the work and creates a new shape with the material of shadows. In this way the work makes a metamorphosis in which sculpture becomes drawing. Click here to find out more

SWELL Smalls Gallery 2023 Artwork – Light Rock 2023 Anna Bonshek is fascinated by the impact of beautiful architecture and natural sites that evoke inner resonance. With a curiosity for sacred structures, places and performance, Anna recently encountered a built form which inspired her to create new work. Light Rock has a  presence imbued with the

SWELL Smalls Gallery 2023 Artwork – The Symbiont ‘The Symbiont’ is a semi-transparent latex sculpture and light fixture resembling a coral polyp. The sculpture is embellished with thermochromic coloured spots resembling coral’s symbiont, zooxanthellae algae, which disappear as the sculpture is heated by the light globe. Conceptually, the sculpture refers to the phenomenon of corals expelling

SWELL Smalls Gallery 2023 Artwork –House Reef, 2023 Here lies the memory of creatures that lived for millions of years and were lost in 2050. Much of the excess heat generated by the last 300 years of fossil fuel emissions was absorbed by the oceans. Corals were subjected to extreme localised temperatures and entered a

SWELL Smalls Gallery 2023 Artwork – Fork’n Eagle Eagle made from stainless steel cutlery. Forks, knives, spoons etc. Click here to find out more about the artist For sales enquiries contact enquiry@swellsculpture.com.au

SWELL Smalls Gallery 2023 Artwork – Bilin Bilin Bilin Bilin was an Aboriginal Yugambeh leader at a time of great upheaval for Aboriginal people when they were losing their land and lives to European settlers. He helped his people stay connected to their land and traditional beliefs by using diplomacy rather than confrontation with the

SWELL Smalls Gallery 2023 Artwork – Oystertecture: 3D Printed Bio-enhancing underwater habitats The tridimensional forms of bio-enhancing underwater habitats, aim to reveal the complex topological configurations of oyster reefs. Through laser scanning, computational design, and additive fabrication, the artists create 3D structures that merge ecology, design and fabrication. By harmonizing art, nature, and technology, these habitats

SWELL Smalls Gallery 2023 Artwork – Distant Star Distant Star invites the viewer to contemplate our place in the universe. A quest that spans light years as we navigate the vastness of time and space, seeking connection and meaning. Click here to find out more about the artist For sales enquiries contact enquiry@swellsculpture.com.au

SWELL Smalls Gallery 2023 Artwork – The Opposite of Chainsaw You can have surprisingly interesting conversations with a 7 year old.We were discussing opposites.She’d say up, so I replied with down.I’d say orange, she’d say blue.But then she threw me for a loop by saying chainsaw.I drew a blank.What’s the opposite of chainsaw? Followed closely by “But