Jess Leitmanis

Excavations of the Deep

March 23 - April 18 2018

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Cloak of Invisibility: Bleaching part 1. Circa 5th Century, 2018
Marine debris rope collected from World Heritage Wilderness Area – South West National Park, Tasmania, Australia
330cm x 200cm

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Cloak of Invisibility: Bleaching part 1. Circa 5th Century, 2018
Detail
Marine debris rope collected from World Heritage Wilderness Area – South West National Park, Tasmania, Australia
330cm x 200cm

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Artefact 2, 2018
Marine debris rope collected from World Heritage Wilderness Area – South West National Park, Tasmania, Australia

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Saltwater Serenade, 2016
Marine debris rope collected from World Heritage Wilderness Area – South West National Park, Tasmania, Australia and fishing line
42cm x 38cm x 56cm

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Spouts from which to Drink, circa 200 C.E., 2018
Marine debris rope collected from World Heritage Wilderness Area – South West National Park, Tasmania, Australia and fishing line
54cm x 40cm x 27cm

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Spouts from which to Drink, circa 200 C.E., 2018
Detail
Marine debris rope collected from World Heritage Wilderness Area – South West National Park, Tasmania, Australia and fishing line
54cm x 40cm x 27cm

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Cocoon of Convenience, 1200 B.C.E., 2018
Marine debris rope collected from World Heritage Wilderness Area – South West National Park, Tasmania, Australia and fishing line
100cm x 26cm x 18cm

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Cocoon of Convenience, 1200 B.C.E., 2018
Detail
Marine debris rope collected from World Heritage Wilderness Area – South West National Park, Tasmania, Australia and fishing line
100cm x 26cm x 18cm

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Sewing Ropes

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Shadows of a former, 4th Century C.E., 2018
Marine debris rope collected from World Heritage Wilderness Area – South West National Park, Tasmania, Australia
Body 1- 350cm x 20cm x 20cm plus 20cm tail
Body 2- 250cm x 20cm x 20cm + 40cm tail

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Single Use Vessel for Carrying Feelings. Origin unknown, Circa 500 B.C.E, 2018
Marine debris rope collected from Chilli Beach, Kutini-Payamu National Park, Cape York, Australia
125cm x 40cm x 25cm + 95cm tail

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Put it in my Single Use Carrying Vessel, 2016
Marine debris rope collected from Kutini-Payamu National Park, Cape York, Australia
Body 73cm x 43cm x 20cm + 75cm tail

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Trappings of the mind. Narcissus dynasty. Stressed state, 2017
Marine debris rope collected from World Heritage Wilderness Area – South West National Park, Tasmania, Australia
140cm x 20 cm x 15cm + 13cm nose

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Personal Accessory from the Empire of the Apocalypse. Stressed state, 2018
Marine debris rope collected from World Heritage Wilderness Area – South West National Park, Tasmania, Australia
Body 140cm x 26cm x 15cm + 35cm nose

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Personal Accessory from the Empire of the Apocalypse. Stressed state, 2018
Detail
Marine debris rope collected from World Heritage Wilderness Area – South West National Park, Tasmania, Australia
Body 140cm x 26cm x 15cm + 35cm nose

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Deep Sea Diver #2 – Fish Scout Submarine, Mariana AX1323, 2016
Marine debris rope collected from Kutini-Payamu National Park, Cape York, Australia
126cm long x 26cm x 20 cm wide + 30cm Tail

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Canary from the Depths. Narcissus Dynasty, 2017
Marine debris rope collected from World Heritage Wilderness Area – South West National Park, Tasmania, Australia
250cm x 60 cm x 50cm + 50cm nose, 50cm tail

Jess Leitmanis
Canary from the Depths. Narcissus Dynasty, 2017
Detail
Marine debris rope collected from World Heritage Wilderness Area – South West National Park, Tasmania, Australia
250cm x 60 cm x 50cm + 50cm nose, 50cm tail

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I Build My Nest on a Van Gogh Sunshine, 2016
Marine debris rope collected from Kutini-Payamu National Park, Cape York, Australia
115cm x 45cm x 45cm

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Quiet Moments within Teapot from the Age of Ephemera,2018
Marine debris rope collected from World Heritage Wilderness Area – South West National Park, Tasmania, Australia, fishing line and rope crumbs.
145cm x 73cm x 73cm

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Rope Crumbs

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Deep Sea Diver #1 – Fish Scout Submarine, Zissou NH334, 2016
Marine debris rope collected from Kutini-Payamu National Park, Cape York, Australia
118cm long x 13.5cm x 12 cm wide + 30cm Tail

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Obsolete Object Representing Affluence. Stressed state. Anthropocene Era,2018
Marine debris rope collected from World Heritage Wilderness Area – South West National Park, Tasmania, Australia
125cm x 17cm x 10cm + 20cm tail

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Deep Sea Diver #3, ELTANIN FRACTURE ZONE, 600 B.C.E., 2016
Created from marine debris rope collected from World Heritage Wilderness Area – South West National Park, Tasmania, Australia
126cm long x 26cm x 20 cm wide + 30cm Tail

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Deep Sea Diver #4 – Kuril Trench RK889, 2017
Marine debris rope collected from World Heritage Wilderness Area – South West National Park, Tasmania, Australia
107cm x 55cm x 13cm + 60cm tail

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Artefact 1, 2018
Marine debris rope collected from World Heritage Wilderness Area – South West National Park, Tasmania, Australia

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Original findsTasmania, 2016
(16 x) giclee print on archival cotton rag

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Tasmania, 2016
Southwest National Park, Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area, on expedition with South West Marine Debris Cleanup in 2015
(top) Jessica Leitmanis Photo by Ula Majewski
(middle) Photo by Jessica Leitmanis
(bottom) Photo by Jessica Leitmanis
(3 x) giclee print on archival cotton rag

Cape York, 2016
Chili Beach, Kutini-Payamu National Park, FNQ on expedition with Clean Coast Collective in 2015.
(all) Photos by Angus Kennedy
3 x giclee print on archival cotton rag