Susannah Collins
Natural State
29 June - 10 July 2022
G3
Opening Night
Friday 1st July | 6pm – 8pm
◼︎
Natural State is a collection of works that explores the simple, sublime and enigmatic qualities of flora and fauna and our relationship to it. The natural world is a force that needs no reason or explanation, yet as humans we require its produce for physical sustenance and its beauty for emotional replenishment.
"To what end is nature?" – writes Ralph Waldo Emerson in his Essay ‘Nature’ written in 1836.
This exhibition consists of a series of still life compositions created from objects found within the artist’s immediate vicinity. Each piece aims to bring into play a strong sense of the moment, mood and feeling. By opening up a dialogue between our inner lives and the outer world, we may hope to arrive at a grounded place of perspective, where we can see ourselves reflected back in every little leaf and create a home amongst the uncharted chaos and beauty of the world around us.
Artist Bio
Susannah Collins is visual artist, filmmaker and video producer based in Melbourne. With a background in Film and Television , much of her visual art is influenced by light and its effect on the chosen subject. Susannah’s work focuses heavily within the figurative and still life realm, with a keen eye to the details within flora and fauna found in her garden at home in Hurstbridge and the Nillumbik surrounds.
Susannah is an active Member of TAM - An artistic collective of female identifying persons from the Banyule and Nillumbik area of Melbourne and contributes to co-ordinating exhibitions within the community space.
Contact
Phone : (03) 9482 3550
mail@redgallery.com.au
Address
157 St Georges Rd
Fitzroy North, Victoria, 3068
Map
How to get here
Tram: route 11
Stop 21 just north of Edinburgh Gardens
Melway ref: 30B12
Parking in nearby streets
Bus: 504 (Reid Street)
