Venetia Nevill creates multi-sensory and interactive installations that act as a pathway to healing through a reconnection with nature. Her practice draws on ritual, astrology and a sensory connection with nature.
We belong to the Earth is a result of the artist's ongoing exploration into the stillness within and around us. The healing powers of a local spring flow through many of Nevill's works and are shared through a sensory mandala at the heart of the exhibition. Her 'night vision paintings' on the other hand are witnesses of the inner resources that aid the alchemising of pain into a source of peace.
An installation of small clay vessels formed around cedar cones was co-created with family and friends, each vessel holding individual expressions of unmet needs. Together they become a Mandala of Hope with clay connecting the human spirit with the natural world, and the cedar tree offering healing, protection and abundance.