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THE NATURE OF WANTING - ARTIST STATEMENT

‘The Nature of Wanting’ is a body of work that addresses the unsustainable consumption of the human race. As a species people continuously process resources of social, environmental and economic value with little regard for the future. Materials are extracted, refined and transformed into fleeting 'objects of desire'. Though a face-paced lifestyle only encourages a focus on the final product, their consumers have become detached from the process that created them. Resulting in a reduced appreciation between these 'objects of desire' and the methods used to create them. A disassociation that contributes to a wasteful attitude towards both labour and environmental resources.

This exhibition explores human body as a machine that seeks out and consumes through unsustainable resource gathering processes. Representing all 'objects of desire' is a small stepped pyramid that appears in several of the works. Whether through representation or suggestion, human presence provides context and narrative for this pyramid to generate discussion of humanity’s consumption habits.

THE NATURE OF WANTING - ARTIST STATEMENT

‘The Nature of Wanting’ is a body of work that addresses the unsustainable consumption of the human race. As a species people continuously process resources of social, environmental and economic value with little regard for the future. Materials are extracted, refined and transformed into fleeting 'objects of desire'. Though a face-paced lifestyle only encourages a focus on the final product, their consumers have become detached from the process that created them. Resulting in a reduced appreciation between these 'objects of desire' and the methods used to create them. A disassociation that contributes to a wasteful attitude towards both labour and environmental resources.

This exhibition explores human body as a machine that seeks out and consumes through unsustainable resource gathering processes. Representing all 'objects of desire' is a small stepped pyramid that appears in several of the works. Whether through representation or suggestion, human presence provides context and narrative for this pyramid to generate discussion of humanity’s consumption habits.

THE NATURE OF WANTING - ARTIST STATEMENT

‘The Nature of Wanting’ is a body of work that addresses the unsustainable consumption of the human race. As a species people continuously process resources of social, environmental and economic value with little regard for the future. Materials are extracted, refined and transformed into fleeting 'objects of desire'. Though a face-paced lifestyle only encourages a focus on the final product, their consumers have become detached from the process that created them. Resulting in a reduced appreciation between these 'objects of desire' and the methods used to create them. A disassociation that contributes to a wasteful attitude towards both labour and environmental resources.

This exhibition explores human body as a machine that seeks out and consumes through unsustainable resource gathering processes. Representing all 'objects of desire' is a small stepped pyramid that appears in several of the works. Whether through representation or suggestion, human presence provides context and narrative for this pyramid to generate discussion of humanity’s consumption habits.

HARRISON SEE | 习海瑞

HARRISONSEE 2019 - Bridge Crossing (Sun

Harrison See (b. 1990) is an emerging Western Australian artist interested in allegory that transcends cultural difference. Through paint See constructs figurative landscapes rich in symbolism and narrative exploring the spaces between divergent cultural communities.

See has held six solo exhibitions and four joint shows both locally and in Asia. He has also undertaken three artist residencies in Perth, a fourth in Xiamen, and a fifth planned for Hong Kong in 2020. See is a New Colombo Plan Alumni as well as the recipient of a Research Training Program Scholarship and the Louise Macfie Painting Prize.

After living in Asia for an extended period he has returned to Perth to undertake his doctoral research. Research exploring how a dialogic approach to cross-cultural collaboration can lead to new artistic understandings.

See is currently a PhD candidate in the School of Arts and Humanities (SAH), Edith Cowan University, and an assistant artist and research assistant for various SAH projects.

Harrison See (2019), Bridge Crossing (Sun Sets at the Gate) [detail], oil on board