THE ROSE SHOW – March 2019
Governors Bay Gallery
Roses made in Winter
Reminding us of long darkness and forever rain
Washing being shifted three times
And still damp to the touch
Roses made in winter
Represent a lot of things
And yet here they are
Woollen Soft Fragile Romantic
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The winter roses are made from lint collected from the dryer during the winter of 2018. They are the residue of life and of the constant hum of the dryer in my home which sees no sun between May and September.
Each rose was so profoundly expectant, the waiting and the collecting, so full of anticipation. Wrapped like cloaks, surprises of greys and blacks; stuff, melded together, the detritus of life.
Photography acts as a record, a protective layer, a more permanent documentation of a material that is normally discarded and ephemeral.
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20% of sales was given to the victims of Mosque Shootings, Christchurch 2019.