August 3, 2024
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From the Garden to the Sea 2023
Iris flower sheaths, dried lilies, thread, driftwood
178 x 32 cm l 70 x 13 in
From the Judith & Norman Alix Art Gallery commissioned essay by Rosa Quintana Lillo:
“The assemblage works From the Garden to the Sea (2023), The Long Story (2024), Garden Queens (2023) and Home (2021–24) are constructed with flower petals, pine needles, eggshells, twigs and branches. All are organic, impermanent materials. At first glance, perhaps Humston assembled the materials in order to analyze or inspect. Under a more sustained gaze, it appears that the materials themselves are being re-presented to us in a new and experimental light. The materials hold meaning; they demonstrate their story.”
Photography Toni Hafkenscheid & the artist