Tree to Brooch
Exhibition
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10 Nov 2023
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16 Dec 2023
Published: 30.10.2023
Bilk Gallery
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bilk.com.au
- Phone:
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- Management:
- Helen Aitken-Kuhnen, Mio Kuhnen

Object: Untitled, 2023
Silver brooches, wooden stands made from Huon Pine å(Lagarostrobos franklinii), Celerytop Pine (Phyllocladus aspleniifolius), Ancient Red Gum, Eucalyptus Camaldulensis (Pre-fossilised), Banksia, Integrifolia Coastal banksia and Myrtle Beech (Nothofagus cunninghamii).
9-15.5 cm
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‘Throughout the decades of my practice, I have worked to celebrate and raise awareness of Australia’s unique plants and animals, and to foster connection between the made object and the self. The themes of place, seeing, making, meaning, memory, and family — and of natural and national heritage — are threads woven through my work, my teaching and my research.’
Artist list
Marian Hosking
For this exhibition, Marian has presented a collection of more than a dozen works using Australian timbers and depicting each species in the leaves, nuts or flowers of that tree.
‘Working towards this exhibition at Bilk Gallery, I have enjoyed a fresh engagement with the materiality of my crafted objects. Within this interest I have focussed on the diverse colours and textures in the timber of specific Australian trees'.
Some of these woods have specific meaning within Australian and family history and heritage. For example, the Eucalyptus (or ‘Gum’ tree) has become synonymous with Australia, and is repeatedly used in iconic depictions of Australian landscapes. There are over 800 varieties, including an ancient, almost fossilised, Red Gum that has a deep almost ebony blackness. Australia’s evergreen Grevillea are better known as decorative floral plants but there are about 360 species in the genus — including the tall Grevillea robusta, which grows into the majestic ‘Silky Oak’ with a beautifully figured timber. The forests of Tasmania still have ancient remnants of Gondwana in its Huon Pine (Lagarostrobos franklinii), Celerytop Pine (Phyllocladus aspleniifolius) and Myrtle Beech (Nothofagus cunninghamii).
Opening Hours: 10 November - 16 December.
The exhibition will be open on the 11th and 12th of November, 11.00am-5.00pm.
Opening hours following the opening weekend will be from 17 November until 16 December Friday and Saturdays 11.00am - 5.00pm, Sundays by private appointment.
‘Working towards this exhibition at Bilk Gallery, I have enjoyed a fresh engagement with the materiality of my crafted objects. Within this interest I have focussed on the diverse colours and textures in the timber of specific Australian trees'.
Some of these woods have specific meaning within Australian and family history and heritage. For example, the Eucalyptus (or ‘Gum’ tree) has become synonymous with Australia, and is repeatedly used in iconic depictions of Australian landscapes. There are over 800 varieties, including an ancient, almost fossilised, Red Gum that has a deep almost ebony blackness. Australia’s evergreen Grevillea are better known as decorative floral plants but there are about 360 species in the genus — including the tall Grevillea robusta, which grows into the majestic ‘Silky Oak’ with a beautifully figured timber. The forests of Tasmania still have ancient remnants of Gondwana in its Huon Pine (Lagarostrobos franklinii), Celerytop Pine (Phyllocladus aspleniifolius) and Myrtle Beech (Nothofagus cunninghamii).
Opening Hours: 10 November - 16 December.
The exhibition will be open on the 11th and 12th of November, 11.00am-5.00pm.
Opening hours following the opening weekend will be from 17 November until 16 December Friday and Saturdays 11.00am - 5.00pm, Sundays by private appointment.
Bilk Gallery
- Mail:
- gallery
bilk.com.au
- Phone:
- +61 (0) 2 61622761
- Management:
- Helen Aitken-Kuhnen, Mio Kuhnen
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