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Description:
SARAH ELSON
rapier lehmanni
GALERIE DÜSSELDORF
17 July - 14 August 2011

Materials used - recycled silver, copper, 
bronze, brass and gold.
all works completed 2011

Sarah Elson’s new work continues her 
interest  in florabunda.

Through small scale sculptural forms 
she explores the issue of economic 
wealth derived from Western  Australia’s 
mineral riches against the biodiverse 
environmental richness of WA.
 
The subject of much of the work is the
deceased flower of the Eucalptus
Lehmannii, commonly known as the
spider gum. 

This defensive looking seed casing is
cast in precious recycled metals to 
enhance its severity of form, 
whilst  being hollowed out to 
accentuate lightness and the complexity
of its internal structure.


This is an attempt to work through
issues of objectification and security, 
and perceptions of value placed on ones 
intimate relationship to the genitailia
of all plants - the flower.