Opening 6 – 8pm Saturday 29 November
Moon Pool emerges from a longing to reach the places where life, loss, and renewal sit in quiet communion. Walking between worlds, this body of work drifts through cycles of reflection, transformation, and return, tracing the thresholds between what is visible and what is felt, where every potential gathers and unfolds.
In this installation, the artist explores the body as a meeting place between the human and non-human world, examining the tension that arises from being bound within a physical form. Photography, sculpture, and film become ritualised gestures of connection, blending figure, wearable sculpture, and landscape into forms that receive and reflect. The wearable sculptures function as a type of ceremonial vesture, designed to attune the senses and heighten awareness. Drawing on the time-honoured human tradition of ritual, Moon Pool becomes a site for resonance – inviting viewers to slow down, feel, and listen for the subtle movements that pulse beneath the surface of things.
Grounded in elements present in the forest, rocks, and waters of Moorang-Moobar Country, Moon Pool offers a meditation on how we might look to the world anew, alive to the subtle frequencies and unfolding potential around us.
Natalie Wilkin is an Australian born multidisciplinary artist, based on Moorang-Moobar (Bundjalung Country) in the Northern Rivers region of NSW. She works across photography, film, installation, sculpture, and creating unique wearable sculptures. Guided by the natural world, her practice delves into the liminal spaces between the physical and metaphysical realms, offering moments of introspective reflection and renewal. Through a research-driven process, she explores the complexities of emotional and physical human experience juxtaposed with the expansive landscapes of dreams, spirit, and the subconscious.
Natalie has exhibited in solo and group shows across America and Australia. Her career includes a three-year residency at Mildred’s Lane, an art project led by J. Morgan Puett and Mark Dion. During this residency, her work was showcased in major exhibitions at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) and the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City, and she continues to contribute to this artist-run project.
In 2022, she completed an alumni year at the Byron School. Her diverse background also includes costume production and a Bachelor of Design with a focus on the built environment from the Queensland College of Art. This unique skill set informs the multifaceted approach she applies to her work.