Group shows | Articulate

Opens on Aug 2 until Aug 24, 2025

Hot Spot Corbels is a set of artworks inspired by plants in architecture and the architecture of plants. My family home was a federation era semi, the architecture characterised by nature inspired decorative elements. As a child, I would often gaze up at the white plaster plant motifs that decorated the ceilings, air vents and hall archway.
In my artwork, the corbel, acknowledges my childhood home and the formative impression it has left on my memory.
Sitting atop are hooded lily sculptures. These explore plant architecture, which relates to the structure of plants, including the arrangement of branches, shape and size of leaves etc., determined by genetic and environmental factors. Hooded lilies are among many plant species I saw in the Southwest of Western Australia, during an artist’s residency in Albany. This region is a global biodiversity hot spot, renowned for its “hyper diverse flora”, shaped over hundreds of millions of years.

Peta Hinton is a painter and sculptor, living on Dhurag and Gundungurra country, NSW. Exhibiting in group and solo exhibitions since 1993, Peta’s practice explores relationships between people and environment, with a current emphasis on plants. Experiences during past employment in bush regeneration and at the National Herbarium of NSW, underpin her artistic practice. A recent artists residency at Vancouver Arts Centre, Albany WA, is the source of inspiration for Peta’s current work. Last year she exhibited in Mehi Reflections, at Bank Art Museum Moree, NSW. She has been a finalist in the Glover Prize, John Leslie, Portia Geach, the Korea Australia Art Foundation.