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CHRYSTAL RIMMER

 
 

ARTISTS STATEMENT

Dedicated to a greater understanding of nature and the human condition, my practice uses industrial waste as a medium to engage with contemporary discourses in art and natural philosophy. Intrigued by speculative narratives of past and future ecologies, my work is concerned with the inherent inclusion of trash and entropy as descriptors of the contemporary landscape and our relationship to nature.

 

 

My practice critiques problematic ideologies rooted in Modernist dogma, particularly the oversimplification of nature as an entity opposed to the human experience. By examining ‘the post natural’ and challenging misrepresentations of ‘wilderness’ and the ‘pristine’, I aim to shift the focus from human centrality to honour ecological narratives which exist within the symbiotic relationships of plants, animals and fungi. 

 

Through the poetic use of industrial waste, such as ocean plastic and aluminium, I immortalise fragile species of native flowers, algae and molluscs. This intermingled flux of synthetic and organic matter poses new questions about the hierarchy of matter, of bodies and the relationships we prioritise within the complex structure of ecologies. 

BIO

Residing in Gadigal (Sydney) Chrystal Rimmer’s practice explores the confluence of nature, trash, and entropy. Rimmer's practice draws on speculative narratives of future geologies and ecosystems, investigating the ways in which waste and detritus function as symbols of resilience. Through the poetic use of ‘waste’ materials, Rimmer challenges traditional notions of object and subject, dissolving nostalgic ideologies to contemplate a more inclusive understanding of nature.

 

Rimmer completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts at The National Art School, Sydney in 2015 and was awarded the Aboriginal Internship Residency Program. On graduation her Masters of Fine Arts in 2019, Rimmer was awarded the prestigious Lift Off Award which fully funded two international residencies including Miet AIR in Beers, The Netherlands where she continued her study of plastic waste and explored the material properties of recycled aluminium. In addition she undertook a research residency with Sail Britain across the remote Western Isles of Scotland collecting data samples and collaborating with academics on the effects of micro plastics on bodies of water and the species that inhabit them. 

 
 
 
 
 
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