Planting a garden in my head
7 December 2024 - 19 January 2025
Curator:
Artist: Laetitia Olivier-Gargano
Artists:
Location: The Atrium
This exhibition presents a suite of new hyper-surreal sculptures exploring the meditative qualities of suburban reality.
Inspired by Japanese suiseki or scholar’s rocks that are valued for their aesthetic qualities, Laetitia creates compositions of organic matter in the form of rocks and food that can also be meditated on for their pleasing aesthetic qualities. The seemingly meaningless, mundane stone, or perhaps a hamburger, is elevated through the act of it’s being exhibited. Transcending ordinariness to become the focal point of deep thought, the sculptures focus on a contemplative beauty, juxtaposing nature with everyday objects and junk food. The viewer is invited to appreciate and acknowledge the beauty in refuse and the comfort in foods with little nutritional value.
Planting a garden in my head utilises playful combinations of domestic items to examine nostalgia, optimism, nihilism, and the messy bouquet of life.