Strangle vine, 2022

Blown glass, sandblasted and engraved

42 x 27 x 21 cm

 

This work was developed on Kaurna Country
 

Location: Liverpool Street Gallery

 

 

Inspired by the majestic Morten Bay Fig which, in the process of thriving, becomes the doom of its host tree. The Morten Bay Fig begins its life as seeds rained down from above by unwitting birds, often dropping harmlessly to the forest floor only to die of exposure. However, a single seed, finding a fertile crevice within the canopy of a host tree, germinates and grows into the enveloping embrace of a living cage. The tree within perishes but the strangling vine lives on with blue sky peeking between each twisting branch.

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