Intertwined: Donna Davis + Sean Williams

Local Ipswich-based artists Donna Davis and Sean Williams both embrace the natural environment as inspiration for their respective practices, each with a unique approach.

Donna Davis uses photography, video, and multimedia techniques to envision a dystopian future where environmental damage displaces plant species, delving into the necessity of human intervention for survival. Exploring the consequences of climate change, Davis directs attention to the damage already inflicted, using allegorical works featuring plants and fungi as protagonists to warn against climate inaction.

Sean Williams repurposes discarded agricultural implements to tell stories of the past through familiar forms. The reflection on time echoes memories and experiences ingrained in the patina of objects and tools, assembled to prompt considerations of days gone by.

Despite their distinct perspectives, both artists reject Anthropocentrism, dismantling the human-centered viewpoint to allow space for non-human entities.