NATURE MORTE

Lynn Hurst explores processes relating to perception, memory, and the construction of reality with work that is itself, deceptively constructed. What appears to be a studio photograph is an elaborate digital fabrication with information gathered not by a camera but with a medical grade, flatbed scanner. Through a high-resolution scanning process, Hurst magnifies and preserves individual objects as raw material for building these complex and multi-layered works. The choice and combination of objects is both calculated and intuitive, with works driven by specific events and conceptual intent as well as by dreams and serendipitous discovery. Hurst’s scavenging is eclectic and far-ranging. She uses what’s around her—foraging in nature on the Whanganui River and from her collection of personal childhood relics, antique books, art, and artifacts. Further afield, she delves into historical photographic archives and rummages through junk shops and grocery stores for banal yet compelling objects of popular culture.

Vanitas [Magnolia,Bees & Silvereye], 2017, 1000 x 1600mm, Premium c-Type Print

Detail. Vanitas [Magnolia,Bees & Silvereye], 2017, 1000 x 1600mm, Premium c-Type Print

Detail. Vanitas [Magnolia,Bees & Silvereye], 2017, 1000 x 1600mm, Premium c-Type Print

Bee Pyramid, 2017, 1000mm x 1000mm, Digital Print

Detail. Bee Pyramid, 2017, 1000mm x 1000mm, Digital Print

Atomic Vanitas [Nagasaki/Hiroshima], 2017, 950 x 1850 mm, Digital Print

Detail. Atomic Vanitas [Nagasaki/Hiroshima], 2017, 950 x 1850 mm, Digital Print

Detail. Atomic Vanitas [Nagasaki/Hiroshima], 2017, 950 x 1850 mm, Digital Print

Atomic Vanitas [Nagasaki/Hiroshima] with Table, 2017, 1000 x 2000mm, Digital Print

Detail. Atomic Vanitas [Nagasaki/Hiroshima] with Table, 2017, 1000 x 2000mm, Digital Print

Atomic Vanitas [Bikini Atoll], 2014, Digital Print, 950 x 1850mm
Detail. Atomic Vanitas [Bikini Atoll], 2014, Digital Print, 950 x 1850mm
Childhood [Datura/Snakes & Ladders], 2015/16, Digital Print, 950 x 2200 mm
Detail. Childhood (Datura / Snakes & Ladders), 2015/16, 95cm x 210 cm
Childhood (Datura / Snakes & Ladders), 2015/16, detail
Cicada Girl, 2015, 1000 x 1800 mm, Digital Print
Cicada Girl, 2015, detail
Girl / Cicadas, 2015, detail
Girl / Cicadas, 2015, detail

Boy, 2014, 600 x 1200 mm, Digital Print

Boy, 2014, 600 x 1200 mm, Digital Print
Boy, 2014, detail
Datura / Gummy Worms, 2015, 750 x 1500mm, Digital Print
Nature Morte: Datura / Gummy Worms, 2015/16, detail
Nature Morte: Datura / Gummy Worms, 2015/16, detail
Dancing Girl (with butterflies), 2014/16, 60cm x 120cm
Dancing Girl, 2014/16, 60cm x 120cm
Dancing Girl, 2014/16, detail
Mr. Rabbit with Seed Pods, 2014, 63cm x 150cm
Mr Rabbit with Seed Pods, 2014, detail
Mr Rabbit with Seed Pods, detail, 2014, 63cm x 120cm
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