From common weeds to exotic cultivars, flowers are deeply embedded within our lives and have long been an inspiration to artists. In a powerful and visually stunning exhibition, work by nine contemporary artists reveal how flowers can elicit cultural, historic, geographic, social and scientific ideas.
Emma Bennett - Michael Boffey - Anya Gallaccio - Ori Gersht - Owen Griffiths - Anne-Mie Melis - Jacques Nimki - Yoshihiro Suda - Clare Twomey
New commissions, residencies, and major works on loan offer a breadth of interpretation of this subject. From exquisite sculptural representations, echoing the precariousness of life, to highly complex drawings predicting the influence of technology on nature; ideas span the contemporary ‘still life’ to how living flowers and green spaces might act as sites for social change.
Artists:
Emma Bennett, Michael Boffey, Anya Gallaccio, Ori Gersht, Owen Griffiths, Anne-Mie Melis, Jacques Nimki, Yoshihiro Suda, Clare Twomey
flora is a National Touring Exhibition curated by Oriel Davies and supported by Arts Council of Wales.