Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation
Janet Laurence: After Eden
16 ⁄ 03 ⁄ 2012 – 19 ⁄ 05 ⁄ 2012
Please note: SCAF will be closed from Saturday, December 17 2011 and reopens on Friday, March 16 2012.
Presenting a new commission for Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation (SCAF), Janet Laurence’s work explores the poetics of space through the creation of works that deal with our experiential and cultural relationship with the natural world. Her work echoes architecture while retaining organic qualities and a sense of instability and transience. It occupies the liminal zones or meeting places of art, science, imagination and memory. Profoundly aware of the interconnection of all life forms, Laurence often produces work in response to specific sites or environments using a diverse range of materials. Alchemical transformation and history are underlying themes.
For SCAF, Janet will work to the theme of an animal hospital and SCAF will explore the idea of a roving vet on selected Saturdays, to give practical weight to the notion of animal care.
Proudly supported by Andrew and Cathy Cameron and the Nelson Meers Foundation.
Janet Laurence
After Eden (detail), 2011
dimensions variable
courtesy the artist
Janet Laurence
After Eden (detail), 2011
courtesy the artist
Janet Laurence
After Eden (detail), 2011
dimensions variable
courtesy the artist
Janet Laurence
After Eden (detail), 2011
dimensions variable
courtesy the artist