Traditionally students studying Fine art at RMIT work towards an exhibition for the majority of their final year, the experience of working toward deadline, curating artwork and installing their pieces form a large part of their learning for their final year.

Unfortunately due to the COVID - 19 Pandemic a lot of the study, experimentation, and making was required to be performed at home and the exhibition was created as an online experience.

During my studies I have been consistently drawn to the vast beauty and complexity I see in nature. Particularly the things that rarely get attention, details often missed or things imbued with little value. Examples include fungi, moss, mold and the ‘up-close’ structural elements and details of plants and flowers.

My graduation work represents the cell-like structures and intricate microstructural vein-systems that occur in leaves and the wings of insects such as butterflies, dragonflies and bees. These microscopic details are often incredibly geometric and even show consistencies across species. The title of the work, Interconnectedness, comes from the interconnections found within every natural form. For example, a wing cannot exist without its cell structure, and an insect cannot exist without its wings. Each form is an integral part of a whole. At the same time, the work explores the interconnectedness of all natural beings and how each individual element in their design enables them to function.

The exhibition can be viewed here; https://RMIT Graduation Art Exhibition