Rosemary Laing: Weathering

Overview

Sydney-based artist Rosemary Laing is bringing works from two of her celebrated photographic series to The Heide for Climarte this month. In Laing’s 2006 series, The Weather features a woman suspended in the air, caught in a storm of shredded environmental texts; a metaphor for the confusing whirlwind of facts and opinions surrounding the contentious issue of climate change. Images from Laing’s 2013 series, The Paper, depicts a casuarina forest floor covered in sheets of newspaper, suggesting the human influence on nature.

Interestingly, images from each series were not created through digital manipulation; what you see in the photos was meticulously created by the photographer herself. Images from both series examine the unsettling relationship between our natural and cultural environments.

Laing's series are appearing as part of Climarte, a Melbourne-wide festival focused on climate change and its representation in arts and ideas. During the festival there will be over 20 curated exhibitions, keynote lectures and public forums featuring both local and international guests.