Sunday Arts Magazine

12 Apr 2021

Flora Exhibition – Walker Street gallery Greater Dandenong

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The City of Greater Dandenong will be blossoming with a series of programs and events as
part of the Flora exhibition, an immersive art program exploring the importance, beauty and
fragility of nature and the plant world.
Held across five locations, the exhibition will provide an array of stunning works for residents
and visitors to enjoy.
Walker Street Gallery will host an exhibition by artists from across Australia including Artists
of Ampilatwatja, Ali Choudhry, Baden Croft, Merran Esson, Tashara Roberts, Georgia
Szmerling and Katie West. These works will highlight intrinsic and unique connections to
native plants and flora from the desert to the forest, and use a variety of mediums including
ceramics, photography, painting and living plants.
Artist Baden Croft said he feels comfort in exploring the more rugged natural parts of the
world, rather than places dominated by human influence.
“My interest in the natural environment and its unpredictability translates directly into the
somewhat chaotic way in which I paint. I am inspired by a variety of subjects and more
conceptually by the way people interact with the natural world, and how we are often
drawn back to places untouched by human interference,” Mr Croft said.
Heritage Hill Museum and Historic Gardens will present an open-entry exhibition, celebrating
the creativity and talent from the art community.
As part of the exhibition, four students from Holmesglen College floristry have filled the
Garnar Lane display boxes with contemporary floral displays. The work has been
professionally photographed and will be installed in the display boxes. This public art display
will become an optical illusion for passers-by.
Dave Thomson is the selected artist for Atmospherics: A Sound based residency. The
residency will respond to the environment in and around Alex Wilkie Nature Reserve, with
Dave developing an accessible sensory experience that celebrates local flora and fauna
while also providing solace and mental well-being through natural sound. The outcome of
this will be performed at Walker Street Gallery.
A selection of artwork from the ‘Painting on the Hill’ art competition held in the 1990s and
early 2000s will be on display as part of ‘Inspiration on the Hill’ at Heritage Hill, Benga
House. This historic display will give the community access to objects from the City of
Greater Dandenong collection and encourage people to visit the gardens and buildings of
this inspiring space.
Flora will run from March 25 to May 1, 2021. Venues include Walker Street Gallery and Arts
Centre, Heritage Hill Museum and Historic Gardens, Garnar Lane Display Boxes, Alex Wilkie
Reserve and Connection Art Space.

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