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Shona Wilson is a contemporary Australian sculptor, utilising natural and plastic found material and ceramic to create both abstract and representational, 2-D assemblages and 3-D sculptures.

Shona currently lives and works on the NSW mid north coast and is represented by King Street Gallery on William in Sydney and Mossgreen Gallery in Melbourne - Australia.

Artist's Statement

The repetitive use of natural detritus brings me closer to understanding the world we share. The materials themselves are storehouses of knowledge and information. They act as 'keys', unlocking doors to memory, science, history and imagination.

My current work increasingly responds to and reflects upon the cross-pollinations between nature, humans and culture, referencing in particular, plastics' invasion into the 'natural' world. Two years ago I discovered the phenomenal fact that plastic particles were now found inside plankton. This became a 'building block', generating and inspiring the content, forms and processes of my work since. Playing with this evolving story, as a fractured fairytale, from its microscopic roots into larger landscapes and hybrid forms has led to recent collaborations with architects and scientists.