This year TRAILS finalists included artists from across Australia. The works reflected a range of media, techniques and experience, providing viewers with a broad spectrum from which to cast their People's Choice vote.
This work was devised to draw attention to the architectural processes and forms employed by the makers of real nests. They are truly remarkable creations. There is a sense of melancholy associated with a wind-tossed nest because it can no longer serve its purpose of providing shelter and is therefore abandoned.
Exhibited at Argyle Gallery - Julia Street Creative Space, 2025
Held on the lands of the Gunditjmara people, we wish to acknowledge them as the Traditional Owners and we pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.