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Between appearances: the art of Louise Weaver

From the interlocking loops of yarn to the overlapping smears of thick paint on a blank canvas, Louise Weaver’s multidisciplinary practice examines the embryotic state of nature; its fragility yet endurance and ability to adapt through reinvention and rejuvenation, continually. Unfolding worlds reveal a myriad of sub-themes from; contemporary social concerns, including femininity and environmentalism, to broader conceptual thoughts of artificiality and transformation. In exploring Weaver’s work – both individual pieces

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