Gallery: LOZA GALLERY, MEDULIN, CROATIA
POST artist Susan Meyerhoff Sharples recently developed an artist exchange linked to childhood toys. Inspired by an experience at a fairy-tale grotto during her residency with POST in Linz, Austria, Susan began to research people's memories of their toys.
Several artists responded to her call-out, and seeing a link between their work and their well-loved toy, Susan asked them to create a piece of work in response. Artists who responded from Croatia invited Susan to exhibit the works at the Loza Gallery, Medulin.
As a result of this visit, Susan created 'SUSTENANCE -feeds the body and the soul'. On this encounter Susan says;
"Whilst I was there I was commissioned to create a site specific piece from found objects. It was to reflect the town and its community. I was overwhelmed by the hospitality of the people whilst I was there. I was given fresh fish from the fishing boats, wild asparagus from the coastal flora and vegetables grown in their gardens. For the main structure I used two pieces of wood previously part of a fishing boat, mesh from the mosquito net of an old door and garden ties. Jointly these elements epitomised the community and how it respects and works with nature and its resources."
