Inga Fillary

Petri IV

2022

Agar, mould, soil, acrylic on canvas

450mm (H) x 350mm (W) x 20mm (D)

Unframed

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Artist Statement

Like faux science experiments, “Petri” are literally giant agar-filled petri-dishes that have grown bacteria and mould, these are then transferred to prepared canvases and allowed to form natural fissures and discolouration. When dry they are sealed and stabilised. 

About the Artist

Inga Fillary

My practice is intentionally protean; exploring materiality, instability and corporeality. My recent works represent attempts to operationalise the highly abstract theories found in modern philosophy. Low hierarchy substances, and materials disturbed from their former authority are the cornerstone of my practice. Deeper realities that lie beneath the perceivable surfaces emerge and a material ‘life’ is uncovered. The medium is the message. The work addresses the burden of humankind upon the earth and the possibility of aesthetic experience to provide an oblique approach to a veiled reality.
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