Main Gallery 14 May - 07 June 2025
EMMA VARGA – Come Closer
The walk among my small studio garden was once a joyful daily ritual, looking forward to being surrounded by the beauty of the native coastal flora. However, the growing concerns for global warming and its effects on the natural world taint these experiences with a rising anxiety for the future of our environment. I do not aim to distil the natural devastation that is currently occurring, but rather reinforce the notion of the fragility and vulnerability of our environment. With each fragile glass granular, the technique of Pâte de verre beautifully describes the fragility of our environment in its current state of turmoil, immortalising the beauty inherent in my surrounding ecosystem. The fear of losing such immense natural ecosystem should prompt us into action to preserve and truly appreciate our natural world and our place within it. Emma Varga, 2025