“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
Christine Prescott, 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: a sensory engagement with contemporary art alongside the work of Ross Barber, Sebastian Di Mauro, Ryan Dunshea, Candace Miles, Alan Valentine, Stephen Weis and Liz Woods. The exhibition explored senses other than just sight and toured seven Australian galleries between 2002-2004.