2021 - Sculpture Tasmania Inc.

‘Boxed In’ Art Prize Finalist & People’s Choice Award

Mycozoophyte artificialii: Dance of the Flanged Mongrels, 2020

Hybridity spawn’s organisms’ unseen. Defying categorization, they move on land like snails and slugs; yet their forms are reminiscent of marine organisms.

Mycelial influences adorn their exteriors resembling delicate systems. In others, Mycelial iterations are captured within lacelike flanges. Lichen-like markings, cloaca’s and protuberates heighten the mystery of the mongrel organisms, what are they? Where did they come from? What do they do?

In my imagination, I watch them for a while. Slow, humble movements allow my gaze to rest on their speckled skin. Life grows in their trails. Renewal. I realize, they are gracefully feasting across the humanized landscape.

This artwork was acquired from the exhibition.