Pictured above: my watercolour Phyllium giganteum homo insecta, 2018, 41.91 x 29.72 cm, currently hanging in the foyer of Maroondah Federation Estate Gallery.
The work was originally shortlisted for the R & M McGivern Prize 2019; the theme that year was Anthropocene. Suspended between science and science fiction, Phyllium giganteum is part of the Order of Homo insecta, a highly evolved species wherein human and nature are intertwined.
Phyllium giganteum homo insecta was subsequently acquired from Anthropocene for the permanent collection of Maroondah City Council Art Collection.
Many thanks to Rona Green for the photo.
