Sea Above, Sky Below

The Schoolhouse, Rosny Farm, Lutriwita/Tasmania

21 November - 14 December 2025

Produced by Rosny Farm

Sea Above, Sky Below

Joshua Andree

Jane Bamford

Vanessa Greeno

Cale Hine

Sue Lovegrove

Liam Ross Baker

Gabbee Stolp

Esther Touber

Lutruwita’s/Tasmania’s waterways and coastlines cradle life, nurturing a rich tapestry of biodiversity, and sustain ecosystems. Yet, the impacts of industry and climate change threaten the delicate balance of these systems. This exhibition brings together artists who explore the intricate relationships between water, land, and life, highlighting the importance of conservation efforts and the need for adaptation in the face of uncertainty. Through their works, we are invited to reflect on the interconnectedness of our world and the vital role that water plays in sustaining it.

Catalog essay

Written by Professor Elaine Stratford, November 2025

University of Tasmania and Studio Stratford
 

To think and feel elementally is to think with, rather than about, the world—to feel into it. It means attending to that which sustains life across earth, air, fire, and water. In a disruptive age, thinking with and feeling into both matter, especially as embodied practices inviting both gentle solitude and warm connection. The arts are profound allies that bring elements back into relation with senses and help us reorient to our own pulses and to the rhythms of the world around us.

Sea Above, Sky Below powerfully shows how artists in Lutruwita/Tasmania perceive these elemental relations anew and are working to situate care and creativity within the same ecological field. The exhibition turns perception inside out. To imagine the sea above and the sky below is to enter a world where air and water change places, a shift revealing how the elements are entwined."

-Excerpt from catalog essay

Photography by Rosie Hastie