Description
Contemplating human and non-human relationships resulting in biological process disruption, Nicholson fuses human anatomy with exterior environments.
The unglazed bleached-coral or bone-like sculpture consists of a human pelvis and spinal cord, entangled with plants. Materially, the pelvis suggests infertility and our intergenerational legacy of dominating nature. Currently, oyster reefs are critically endangered, threatening complete collapse. The urgency of preserving and restoring these marine ecosystems before they become moribund is imperative. Consequently, Nicholson’s work contemplates if the only oysters left to future generations will be the terrestrial woodland variety.
Materials White earthenware clay
Measurements (mm) H 244 W 189 L 293
About Clare Nicholson
Clare Nicholson lives and works in Sydney’s Inner West. She is a sculptor, painter and educator, with a PhD in epigenetic maternal-foetal programming from UNSW Art & Design. Nicholson has held solo shows within Australia and exhibited overseas. Along with presenting at international conferences, she has co-authored ‘Sustaining Seas. Oceanic Space and the Politics of Care’, published by Rowman & Littlefield. Nicholson has taught in the sculpture department of UNSW Art & Design and currently teaches sculpture from her Haberfield studio.
Instagram @clarenicholsonsculptor
Website www.clarenicholson.com
For enquiries please email exhibition@swellsculpture.com.au
