Beci Orpin
Sydney’s Monster Children Gallery has an exhibition of new works from Australian artist Beci Orpin kicking off on June 21st. In The Shadows sees Orpin ‘expanding on themes she has been exploring for some time – secrets, darkness, folklore and adolescent memories. Taking her past work on wood into 3-dimensions, Orpin will install a tree whose branches tell multiple stories alongside smaller casted forms that merge collage, sculpture and ready-mades. She will also create new works on paper – bold and colourful – that hark back to the days of craft and domestic arts’.
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