Ecosystems of Fungi and Coral Inhabit Vintage Books in Stéphanie Kilgast’s Intricate Sculptures
“Previous and New” (2022). All pictures © Stéphanie Kilgast, shared with permission
Fungi sprout from between pages, ivy creeps throughout a textual content, and the life cycle of a butterfly unfolds on the duvet of a quantity in Stéphanie Kilgast’s vibrant sculptures. Recognized for her intricately detailed works utilizing discarded supplies and trash like crushed cans or plastic bottles (beforehand), her latest items discover unimaginable biodiversity using books as her canvas.
Tens of millions of titles are revealed every year within the U.S. alone, which means billions of particular person copies—an enormous variety of which finally find yourself in landfills. Kilgast attracts consideration to those discarded objects by giving classic editions new life. She constructs delicate mushrooms, blooming flowers, and colourful coral in painstakingly detailed miniature environments as a vivid reminder of the impression people have on the surroundings and the tenacity of nature.
The artist has an exhibition opening on November 5 at Beinart Gallery in Melbourne, and yow will discover extra of her work on her website and Instagram.
“Ancestral Historical past” (2021)
Left: “Contre Vents et Marees” (2021). Proper: Work in progress
“Half Full, Half Empty” (2022)
“Completely happy or Doomsday Colours” (2022)
Left: “Hungry” (2022). Proper: “Beginnings” (2022).
“I Lichen You A Lot” (2022)
Element of “Contre Vents et Marees” (2021)
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