Paula Hayes

Near J Poets Tree

February 9th –
February 27th, 2008
Gstaad
  • Paula Hayes
    Three mini silicone planters on a polyurethane tray,2007
    Sculpture
    14 x 6 cm
  • Paula Hayes
    Large T + A terrarium in hand blown glass,2007
    Sculpture
    30 x 36 x 31 cm
  • Paula Hayes
    Medium dome terrarium in hand blown glass,2007
    Sculpture
    16 x 20 x 27 cm
  • Paula Hayes
    Medium dome terrarium in hand blown glass,2007
    Sculpture
    17 x 24 x 27 cm
  • Paula Hayes
    Large peanut terrarium in hand blown glass,2007
    Sculpture
    24 x 30 x 55 cm
  • Paula Hayes
    Wall-mounted aluminium bird feeder with hanging mesh bag attached, containing a seed ball,2007
    Sculpture
    72 x 38 x 29 cm

Paula Hayes’ botanical sculptures invoke a futuristic symbiosis of nature and technology. Her terrariums – made from hand-blown glass vitrines and containing real living plants – embody precariously balanced microcosms, full of wonder and awe. These miniature ecological systems challenge the conceptions of organic disorder and constructed artifice, with their encased compositions operating as both constantly evolving ‘landscapes’ and precious possessions.

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With its high-design aesthetics, Hayes work conceives the equilibrium of aesthetic and natural purity as plenary virtue: a marvel of sustainability and achievement, harnessing the very essence of creation as attainable, conquerable, and commodifiable perfection. Underlying Hayes’ work is an engagement with contemporary spirituality, where harmony with the elements becomes both holistic philosophy and lifestyle choice. Her accompanying works – which include exquisitely rendered planters and luxurious bird houses – posit functional and ergonomic solutions to the co-existence of culture and cultivation.

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