Canaipa Connections

CORE 2023

Carpet core, recycled material, paint, polyurethane

360 x 700 x 700 cm

$800 per core

About the Work

CORE is a celebration of the sea and the forest: the flora and fauna of this place. Viewers are invited to move through the wonderful colours, patterns and textures found in the Tropical North. The outer rings point to the vibrancy and diversity of life in this region while the centrepiece encourages contemplation of the damage being done to the environment, referencing cane burning and the bleaching of coral reefs in particular.

About the Artist

Canaipa Connections is a collective of artists, each of whom has some connection with Canaipa (Russell Island) and who have taken part in artist residencies on Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island) over the past two years. The residencies provide a full week of immersion in creative projects and are designed to develop and support individual creative practice. The collective regularly exhibits works developed or inspired by their Minjerribah residencies.

Many of the artists are also active members of Canaipa Mudlines (est. 2016), an artist collective focused on ephemeral work in the natural environment. Canaipa Mudlines holds regular on-site excursions, extended residencies and exhibitions including the 2020 Canaipa Mudlines exhibition at Redland Art Gallery.