Amos Gebhardt

Congratulations to Amos Gebhardt, a finalist in the 2018 Bowness prize, on view now at Monash Gallery of Art.

Artist statement: The series Evanescence contemplates the nature of impermanence. We are here as miraculously as we are not. The human form is captured in a state of transience as it merges with the materials of the earth; dirt, water and salt. I seek to draw attention to the way the human body reflects the same elements of the Earth’s surface. There is no separation. The imagery resists normative notions of humanness by offering a diverse portrait of being within the natural world.
Made in collaboration with forty performers, and creatives Melanie Lane, Katie Milright and Tim Mummery.
Thank you to the Traditional Custodians the Boorong people for permission to film on country.

Image: Water #3 2018 from the series Evanescence
chromogenic print
100 x 155 cm