Denese Oates
Out of the cracks crawls green
3 February - 27 February
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Finding inspiration in nature DENESE OATES creates delicate odes to its intriguing forms. Interested in the "vulnerability of nature", as a sculptor OATES skilfully transforms copper and iron into carefully crafted forms that undulate with the ebb and flow of nature. In this exhibition OATES extends this infatuation, branching off to incorporate books into her wild wanderings.
Capturing flora at different stages of development, OATES plants them in the confines of the pages; visualisations of the secrets, and dark mysteries within. Integrating botanical forms into the space of the book creates a visual metaphor, just as the plants burst from the books, so does the viewer's imagination; led astray as the plants wind up, out and into the narrative journey.
Throughout her practice OATES has explored natures potential, drawing links from biology to botany. Lively and vibrant the copper sculptures blur resist a static state, rather the visual eruptions project an energy that escapes from the binds of the book, as if information is sprouting, reaching and spreading out.
