Swirly worlds: The art of science revealed in 'wildly inventive' exhibition

Read the Stuff article about Elizabeth Thomson's Cellular Memory show opening in Waikato.

Surreal, otherworldly shapes and swirling colours feature in a major exhibition that incorporates science, nature, and aspects of life in New Zealand.

Cellular Memory, a show that collects works by acclaimed artist Elizabeth Thomson, opens at Waikato Museum on Friday.

Tailored for display in the museum’s largest gallery, the collection attests to career-long commitment to grappling with both natural history and the human condition, according to curator Gregory O’Brien.

For the Wellington-based sculptor and installation artist, it is a commitment fuelled by poetic imagination as well as plenty of research, field work, and long hours in the studio.

 

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February 15, 2023