Nature Morte

 

Not unlike historical still life paintings that often employed objects carrying hidden meanings conveying deeper narratives, this body of contemporary still life lens-based images employs allegorical symbolism through common plastics as a means of stimulating a greater conversation on the ubiquitous and seamless permeation of synthetics and petrochemical polymers in our everyday lives. 

 

The title is derived from the French term for still life art - nature morte, which literally translates into 'dead nature'.

 

Viewers are invited to contemplate on the relationship between consumption and the environment through the portrayal of everyday plastic / resin based objects of commonly-found replications of fruits and vegetables, botanicals, various functional objects, vessels and containers. The series extends the conversation surrounding the environmental context of my work by cross-referencing time through the tonal quality of imagery and speaks to immortal environmental consequences stemming from simple consumptive behaviours.

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Description: Lens-based imagery of still life compositions involving a variety of common plastic objects replicating fruits, vegetables, botanicals, bowls, drinking containers, toys etc., both new and reclaimed. 

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