Fiona Hall

Leaf Litter, 2000 - 2002 (detail). Crambe maritima - sea kale, gouache on bank notes

Empire, Thrive, Depleted

Fiona Hall has been a working artist for the past 20yrs producing a wide variety of works including sculpture, painting, photography garden design and video, all expressing her fine skill in detailed and intricate pieces. The artwork above, ‘Leaf Litter’ makes a statement about contemporary issues related to consumerism and colonialism while other works also address globilisation and local history. Hall’s approach to art making prompts viewers to observe everyday Australian way of life through a different perspective. Her use of found objects and choices on how they are displayed is critical to her continued exploration as an artist ‘Leaf Litter’ expresses the concept that “money can’t buy everything” through the depiction of life-sized painted leafs on the surface of used bank notes. All 183 paintings combine to express a strong negative feeling about the diminishment of plant life around the world.