Caroline Rothwell’s practice engages with the politics of place, migration, conflict and mortality through the lens of the environment. Her work often draws on the anatomy of endangered or extinct species, though she is equally known for creating mutant and hybrid forms that explore the impacts of biotechnology and environmental contamination. What may at first appear playful or innocent in Rothwell’s work – shiny surfaces, toy-like contours, the allure of a flower or animal – are typically decoys for more ominous or unsettling subjects. – Art Gallery of New South Wales
Set of Tygers
2008
Nickel-plated metal alloy
Nickel-plated metal alloy
Monument
2007
Monument (detail)
2007
Lexicon
Lexicon (monument)2007
Scape mobile, 2007
Into the woods
Law of unintended consequences i
2007
Nickel-plated alloy
18 x 46 x 15 cm
Nickel-plated alloy
18 x 46 x 15 cm
Law of unintended consequences ii
2007
Nickel-plated alloy
18 x 46 x 15 cm
Nickel-plated alloy
18 x 46 x 15 cm
S.law of unintended consequences iii