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SUMMARY:Walking into the Southwest
DESCRIPTION:Olivia Hickey\n\n\n\nExhibition Dates:Thursday 11 June – M
 onday 22 June\, 202610:00am – 4:00pm dailyOpening Event:Thursday 11 Ju
 ne\, 20265:20pm – 7:30pmFacebook Event PageAn exhibition of jewellery 
 and photography captured whilst walking into the wilds of the Southwest 
 of Tasmania and the South West of Western Australia–––––Artist
  StatementThis exhibition brings together years of walking through remot
 e landscapes including six years working as a Wilderness Ranger in the S
 outhwest of Tasmania and a 56-day\, 1\,000-kilometre journey along the B
 ibbulmun Track from Perth to Albany in 2025.\n\n\n\nWalking for me is a 
 meditation\, a mindful observation of the land around me and what is und
 erneath my feet. With each step I enter into a deeper relationship with 
 place. The longer I walk the more I become of that landscape- the water 
 in my body slowly replaced by the water I drink along the way.\n\n\n\nLi
 ving and working in the Southwest of Tasmania\, carrying a pack\, and re
 turning to the same areas season after season\, year after year has allo
 wed me to witness intimate details of the mountains\, the forests\, the 
 rivers and the plains. The landscape holds stories of ancient Gondwanan 
 lineages\, and plants and communities found nowhere else on Earth\n\n\n\
 nAlong the Bibbulmun Track I moved through eight distinct biomes within 
 an internationally recognised biodiversity hotspot\, encountering extrao
 rdinary diversity and adaptation as the track wove through forest\, coas
 t\, heath\, wetland and granite outcrops. I walked wide eyes in awe as i
 ts was so different to Tasmania and I only touched the surface of this l
 andscape\, there is so much more to learn.\n\n\n\nI am drawn repeatedly 
 to plants — their resilience\, specificity and quiet presence. Naming 
 them does not reduce the landscape to a checklist\; each carries evoluti
 onary history and ecological relationship. Over time I begin to recognis
 e species as one recognises a friend’s face\, revealing not just ident
 ity but a network of belonging.\n\n\n\nThe jewellery and photography in 
 this exhibition emerge from this slow\, attentive practice. Photography 
 documents species and landscapes at particular moments in time. Jeweller
 y\, created through moulds taken directly from plants\, becomes a tactil
 e act of homage — a way of holding place close to the body and creatin
 g a lasting record.\n\n\n\nThese ecosystems\, though ancient\, are vulne
 rable. A warming and drying climate\, altered fire regimes\, mining and 
 increasing human pressures threaten their delicate balance.\n\n\n\nThis 
 body of work is both celebration and witness. It honours the intricate\,
  place-specific worlds that exist beneath our feet\, whilst acknowledgin
 g the vulnerability of place. I invite you to not just focus on getting 
 to the top of the mountain\, to the next campsite or complete your journ
 ey but to slow down\, look closely and remain curious. There is so much 
 to discover.\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nWheelchair access via Lift 
 in&nbsp\;the CourtyardAccessible Toilet (on Level 1 and in&nbsp\;the Cou
 rtyardRegistered Assistance Animals welcome\n\n\n\n\n\nOlivia Hickey/ Th
 e Conversation / 2022 / Photography\n\n\n\nOlivia Hickey/Kings Lomatia/ 
 Stg silver\, brass\, tasmanian buttongrass jade
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DTSTAMP:20260512T134926Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260611
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260622
LOCATION:Salamanca Arts Centre
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