Sound of Coral Crying / Kay Lawrence

My work embraces my concerns for humanityʼs ecological sustainability. From within a feminist paradigm, I research the problematic relationship between nature and culture, using our liminal positioning between nature and culture to provide a transcultural perspective on issues concerning the natural world: its vulnerability, fragility, ephemerality and mutability.

In my practice I interrogate connections between nature and culture—seeking some form of reciprocity in relationships between humans and the natural environment—and reject an anthropocentric, human-centred world in favour of one that views humankind as one element in a larger ecosystem. Due to climate change and other human-induced impositions on the natural world, we are faced with species eradication and reduction. The sound you hear is that of a severely depleted coral reef. If we are able to transpose human qualities and emotions to other living beings, then we are more likely to elevate them from their subjugated status, as inferior to humans, treating them more ethically and thus indirectly aid humanityʼs survival.

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