I encountered Massarutto’s Bestiarium whilst reading Ron Broglio’s Surface Encounters, leading me into reflections upon the narratives emergent in conversations of nature, the wild, the other, and art.

Edwards use of the landscape and its shifting cycles and rhythms is what drew me to his work.

Tam’s work was brought to my attention in response to my piece Body Mould.

Mangan’s work was brought to my attention for its materialization of organic forms and non-human creative agency.

Whilst Turczan’s often relies upon the experiential properties of a work to do the speaking it is the meditative simplicity of his collaboration with Clark that drew me to Bluestone Basin.

Gormley’s work first drew me to inquiries of the body and its relationship to space.

Hughye’s use of the non-human within parks and garden spaces has peaked my interest this past year.

Clarke’s work re-entered my field of vision after the staging of my recent piece Body Mould.

Tam’s natural forms, made in an act of daily ritual, reminisce upon the “flow of natural forces.”

I first encountered Dear Beds through my partner - she often brings work to my attention that speak of rest and repose.