Ocean Song. Those who go down to the sea tell it’s pearly story, 2002-04, dried strawberries stitched with strands of hair, sheep ribs, beeswax, echidna quill. Photography by Craig Cole.

Commissioned for Grapple this group exhibition toured Australian galleries throughout 2002-2004. The exhibition explored senses other than just sight.

“Christine’s work has a medicinal quality and purpose. It has been made to ward off the fear of decay and transcience as each of the materials used contains the memory of the creative process. In addition, these materials create new memories through the scents they produce. They are both the keepers and producers of memory - igniting, creating, and containing them.”

-Jaquelyn Murphy, curator of Grapple