Rochelle Morris

Rochelle Morris | Turning Soil
02.10.2024—02.11.2024
Solo Exhibition at Trocadero Projects

Turning Soil explores the possibilities and limitations of ecological art at a painterly scale. This line of questioning began with acrylic paintings embedded with plants and soil before shifting to materials which could fully decompose or be repurposed. As Val Plumwood notes, an ecological approach must consider the extractive economic and political systems that harm communities, so Rochelle began intertwining compostable materials with found building elements to reflect the complexities of our interconnected environments. Each artwork opens a dialogue on contamination and responsibility, inviting viewers to consider their relationship with nature and the systems that shape our world.

microbial mountains, 2024, soil, spinach, eucalyptus bark, buffalo grass, calendula, wisteria, lomandra, pride of madeira, jasmine, compost, dwarf yellow broom, newspaper, chicken wire, flyscreen, dock, chickweed, pellitory of the wall, dimensions variable
Documentation: Steven Nguyen
pla(i)nting paper daisies, 2024, soil, seeds, eucalyptus bark, spinach, geranium, mexican bush sage, pig weed, gazania linearis, common lilac, pride of madeira, wisteria, calendula, marigold, dwarf yellow broom, manuka, lamb’s ear on canvas, 38cm x 91cm.
Documentation: Steven Nguyen
preserving perennials, 2024, spinach, eucalyptus bark, calendula, thyme, parsley, jasmine, geranium, pine resin, acrylic on canvas, 46 x 61cm.
Documentation: Steven Nguyen
flour flowers, 2024, acrylic paint, sediment, flour, snapdragon, cape ivy, manuka, grevellia on canvas, 46 x 61cm.
Documentation: Steven Nguyen
acrylic acacias, 2024, acrylic paint, sediment, flour, bush lily, bitou bush, ox-eye daisy, acacia linifolia, dandelion, bottlebrush, manuka on canvas, 46 x 61cm.
Documentation: Steven Nguyen
petroleum protea, 2024, acrylic, flour, sediment, protea, jasmine, calendula, snapdragon, aralea spray, blue gum foliage on canvas, 46 x 61cm.
pla(i)nting paper daisies, 2024, soil, seeds, eucalyptus bark, spinach, geranium, mexican bush sage, pig weed, gazania linearis, common lilac, pride of madeira, wisteria, calendula, marigold, dwarf yellow broom, manuka, lamb’s ear on canvas, 38cm x 91cm.
microbial mountains, 2024, soil, spinach, eucalyptus bark, buffalo grass, calendula, wisteria, lomandra, pride of madeira, jasmine, compost, dwarf yellow broom, newspaper, chicken wire, flyscreen, dock, chickweed, pellitory of the wall, dimensions variable
Documentation: Steven Nguyen
pla(i)nting paper daisies, 2024, soil, seeds, eucalyptus bark, spinach, geranium, mexican bush sage, pig weed, gazania linearis, common lilac, pride of madeira, wisteria, calendula, marigold, dwarf yellow broom, manuka, lamb’s ear on canvas, 38cm x 91cm.
Documentation: Steven Nguyen
preserving perennials, 2024, spinach, eucalyptus bark, calendula, thyme, parsley, jasmine, geranium, pine resin, acrylic on canvas, 46 x 61cm.
Documentation: Steven Nguyen
flour flowers, 2024, acrylic paint, sediment, flour, snapdragon, cape ivy, manuka, grevellia on canvas, 46 x 61cm.
Documentation: Steven Nguyen
petroleum protea, 2024, acrylic, flour, sediment, protea, jasmine, calendula, snapdragon, aralea spray, blue gum foliage on canvas, 46 x 61cm.
Documentation: Steven Nguyen
acrylic acacias, 2024, acrylic paint, sediment, flour, bush lily, bitou bush, ox-eye daisy, acacia linifolia, dandelion, bottlebrush, manuka on canvas, 46 x 61cm.
Documentation: Steven Nguyen
microbial mountains, 2024, soil, spinach, eucalyptus bark, buffalo grass, calendula, wisteria, lomandra, pride of madeira, jasmine, compost, dwarf yellow broom, newspaper, chicken wire, flyscreen, dock, chickweed, pellitory of the wall, dimensions variable
microbial mountains, 2024, soil, spinach, eucalyptus bark, buffalo grass, calendula, wisteria, lomandra, pride of madeira, jasmine, compost, dwarf yellow broom, newspaper, chicken wire, flyscreen, dock, chickweed, pellitory of the wall, dimensions variable