Human Nature
Human Nature continues a fascination with the connection between structures found in nature replicated in our human bodies. Inspired by a dried Hydrangea mop head and dried Lupin branch collected from my garden, I realised a connection between the plant specimens and the fragile, complex and complicated systems that support and underpin the human body. The Hydrangea mop head resembles aspects of the human brain, in shape and form. The delicate stems that support the flower heads branch off in pairs from a central axis, not unlike the structure of arteries and veins. The Lupin branch, with dried out seed pods, suspended upside down hints at a spinal cord. With this piece I aspire to illuminate humans’ mutuality with the earth and observe the edges where human nature and the natural world fuse.
A woman with long red hair wearing a black jacket standing in front of a white background, holding a vertical dried plant and looking at a dried plant with a cluster of flowers hanging in the air.
Close-up of a decorative chandelier with pinkish-hued glass flowers and metallic branches.
A dried branch with withered leaves hanging against a light gray background.
Abstract glass sculpture with elongated, wavy pink and clear glass leaves hanging against a plain white background.
Pink flower-shaped chandelier hanging against a white background.
Dried floral arrangement with pinkish hues, hanging upside down against a white background.
A woman with red hair looking at a wall display of preserved plant specimens, including a large branch with leaves and a smaller, cluster of dried flowers.
Close-up of a decorative object with a cluster of pale pinkish flowers with metallic branches and stems, resembling a floral or botanical sculpture.
A delicate, dried, pinkish-brown plant or branch with small leaves, hanging against a light, neutral background.
Close-up of hanging glass art with leaf-shaped and elongated, curved elements in soft pink and neutral tones
Hanging decorative light fixture resembling a tree with pink and rose gold leaves and branches.
Pressed pink flower and branch on a white background.