Jane Gillings
Disgarden
Discarded /unwanted plastic, wire, glue
Dimensions variable

Jane Gillings divides her time between teaching art at a Mission Australia youth art program, and making her own artwork. Her work is diverse and encompasses printmaking, painting, illustration and sculpture. More recently she has been exploring the concept of waste and has embraced her compulsion for hoarding to create works that resurrect discarded objects. The plastic flowers in this installation formed part of Wreath, an installation of over 200 flowers produced for Sculpture By The Sea 2007. Jane’s work attempts to draw attention to the amount of waste that we produce as humans. By presenting it back to her audience as something beautiful, she hopes to make people more aware of what they are throwing away, and its potential for reuse.