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| Kath Fries, Hold dear, 2011, nylon netting, charcoal and Moreton Bay Fig tree, 300 x 600 x 100 cm. Hidden: Rookwood Sculpture Walk 2011 |
The transience of existence and fragility of life are recurring themes throughout my installation practice. Hold dear, 2011, is a temporal site-sensitive installation reflecting on the grieving process; particularly the challenge of emotionally letting go of loved ones after they pass away. My use of charcoal refers to cremation and the use of ash in various religious rituals around the world. Here burnt dead wood is bound in a net, one end of which is attached to a living tree and the other drags along the ground where the charcoal gradually disintegrates and is absorbed into the earth. Hold dear forms a poetic commentary on our human struggles to accept the natural cycles of death, decay and rejuvenation. |
| Kath Fries, Hold dear, 2011, nylon netting, charcoal and Moreton Bay Fig tree, 300 x 600 x 100 cm. Hidden: Rookwood Sculpture Walk 2011 |
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