Metropolis Oasis Art Exhibition 2023

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In the busy city streets of today's world, we get only glimpses of nature: walks along the water, tree-lined streets, urban parks. We seek the oxygen of plants and the sound of water. Surrounded by concrete, fumes, the vibrations of traffic, and piles of rubbish, we humans have moved so far from our ancient environments.

Metropolis Oasis is the escape from the city streets into a world made of smaller worlds. Small vignettes take the audience to different scenes around Australia and Asia: the floodplains of western New South Wales, the natural pools of Kakadu, the gardens in the hills of Hong Kong Island, among others.

For each Oasis, the visual element conveys the scenery and hints at the atmosphere. The olfactory element, however, is the transport into the Oasis - the magic that creates the immersion in the mind, that allows the imagination to unfold.

This body of work is a series of artworks that have been scented throughout their creation, in each step of the process. Colours and scents are mingled synesthetically on the canvas to heighten the experience of visiting a slice of Paradise, and are also accompanied by a wearable fine fragrance that matches the scent of each painting.