SYMBIOSIS - the relationship between the body and adornment

A Masters of Contemporary Arts Graduate Exhibition by Marisa Molin

OPENING NIGHT: 15th June 2007
s.p.a.c.e. gallery. Scotch Oakburn College, 85 Penquite Road, Launceston.
Exhibition continues till 29 June 2007
Gallery opening hours: Monday - Friday 9am-5pm

Symbiosis is a close ecological relationship between the individuals of two (or more) different species. Sometimes, a symbiotic relationship benefits both species. Sometimes however, one species benefits at the other’s expense, and in other cases neither species benefit.

Symbiosis, in relation to my project, is a collection of adornment inspired by Tasmania fungus and saprophytes and its relationship with its environment. I have replaced fungus with adornment and the environment with the body. These works aim to redefine jewellery as simple objects of desire and create adornment that relates to the part of the body it belongs to by feeding or growing from it. The work is part of the wearer and not just an item that is worn for decoration.

Catch of the day!

The easter bunny left eggs for me in the form of sea urchins as i found these on a coastal walk on the north east coast of Tasmania on easter sunday.

Cyberactivism for Tasmania's Ancient forests

Destruction of Australia's ancient forests in Tasmania is occuring on an industrial scale at an unrelenting rate, and is sanctioned by the Tasmanian Government and certified internationally by PEFC as sustainable!

Tasmania's unsustainable forestry practices include:

poisoning wildlife - tens of thousands of animals die from 1080 poison yearly
mass conversion of forest to short rotation plantations
fire bombing forest with napalm, producing more than 30% of Tasmania's annual greenhouse gas emissions

PEFC is a global organisation that certifies forestry schemes and the products from them as environmentally sustainable. PEFC approves Tasmanian forest products as sustainable and endorses Australia's forestry practices, including those in Tasmania, where Gunns Ltd woodchips thousands of hectares of native forest every year.

Cyberactivist : noun a person using internet campaigning tools to bring about social or political change.

Take Action: Act now and ask the UK and German governments to withdraw their support of PEFC-approved unsustainable timber from Tasmania

follow this link to take part - every voice counts!https://www.wilderness.org.au/cyberactivist/cyberactions/07_04_pefc_cyberaction.php

New Handmade Market in Brisbane

The first little market at avid reader bookstore is on friday april 27 from 5.30-8pm. Feast on delightful handmade objects by local makers (just in time for mother's day!)

The little market at avid will be on the last friday of every month, from 5.30pm -8pm. all are welcome.
For more info... littlemarketatavid@gmail.com

The tree is taking form

The sculpture has transformed from polystyrene to aluminium and bronze. Here are some of the progress shots taken in April. Thankyou to Mary from UAP for supplying the images.

HAPPY easter!

This image was taken on North East Coast of Tasmania at sunset on Easter Sunday.

No Easter bunny was harmed in the making of this image. ;)

Kiss a tree and make a wish!

What can i say - it was my birthday and he was the best lookin fella around!

Turning 27 in New Zealand with my best friend and couple of bottles of red wine - left for an interesting evening when we walked through a sculpture park outside Abel Tasman National Park on the way back to our camp site. After a 5 hour hike back from a boat drop off in the middle of the national park, we celebrated the evening by getting frocked up and dining in style.