Courtesy: the artist, Samstag Museum of Art at the University of South Australia, Adelaide, and the Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Mornington, VIC.

In a new body of large-scale copper objects, Julie Blyfield,­ a South Australian metal artist with a practice spanning 35 years, investigates the unique red sea weeds found along the coast of southern Australia.

By researching, photographing, and sketching marine algae, Blyfield gained an understanding of each of the specimens, which were the inspiration for the fifteen works commissioned and presented by Samstag Museum of Art in 2022. Shown as a sculptural installation, Blyfield’s work references 19th century specimen albums, and highlights both the fragility of our precious marine environments and the elements that threaten and sustain them.

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