Colleen Southwell, In Safe Keeping, The Corner Store Gallery
Colleen Southwell - In Safe Keeping
In Safe Keeping pays homage to the natural treasures we gather, collect and study. I have long been fascinated with natural history collections, and through my horticultural background, herbarium specimens. There is a reverence to the taking and preservation of a single fragile specimen. When pulled from the crowd and treated with care, these individual beings are elevated to a position of great importance, capturing a moment in time and inviting study and appreciation through a quiet and still voice.
This body of work comprises ornithology, entomology, mycology and herbarium specimens and collections - a gathering of works in paper, as fragile as those they represent and intended to be observed closely and cherished in safe keeping.
Read our Q & A with Colleen here and see behind-the-scenes in her studio.
In Safe Keeping, Colleen Southwell, The Corner Store Gallery.
Colleen Southwell, In Safe Keeping, The Corner Store Gallery
In Safe Keeping, Colleen Southwell, The Corner Store Gallery.
Colleen Southwell, In Safe Keeping, The Corner Store Gallery
In Safe Keeping, Colleen Southwell, The Corner Store Gallery.