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Indigo O'Rourke

- At the heart of all things, 2019

  • Indigo O'Rourke - exhibition installation
    Indigo O'Rourke, 2019
  • ORourke_Sketchbook2
    Sketchbook #2
  • ORourke_Sketchbook1
    Sketchbook #1
  • ORourke_Sketchbook3
    Sketchbook #3
  • ORourke_The Separation Tree's Friend
    The Separation tree's friend, Wurundjeri
  • ORourke_The immortal red gum
    The Immortal Red Gum, Djab Wurrung
  • ORourke_TheBigTreeDjaDjaWurrung
    The Big Tree, Dja Dja Wurrung

Indigo O'Rourke

28 August to 15 September

MAY SPACE

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     After reading The Secret Life of Trees by British science writer, Colin Tudge, I began to look at trees in a different way. I would drive to locations around Victoria to look at particular trees and whilst being so disheartened by humanity, the drought and climate change, trees would give me a sense of ease.
     Humanity is a mess, creating countless problems with the earth itself. Soil. Lakes. Air. Sea. Rivers…are all under stress. Those who care about humanity, as opposed to those concerned only with personal power and accumulated wealth, understand that global warming needs to be taken very seriously; common sense and basic biological theory, suggest that the more trees we retain and replant, the better managed water courses and soil erosion will be and even simply the temperature on the earth’s surface.
     My next exhibition 'At the heart of all things' explores intricate drawings of incredible trees in their entirely and on-site sketches of trees that I have repeatedly visited over the last two years. Trees affect my practice significantly because not only are they the paper I draw on but also the wooden frames that house them. In my heart trees are the centre of all things.

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