JULIE RYDER

art and the bryophyte
  • Historia Botanicus I-VIdigitally printed silk organza, reactive dyes60 x 250cmPhotography: Barry Brown
  • 'artandthe bryophyte' 2005Gallery View ANBG
  • 'Hortus veritas' 2005 wooden cabinet, mixed media L: 'Terrus nullius (west coast) R:'Terrus nullius (east coast) silk, procion dyes each 40cm x 300cm
  • 'Hortus veritas', (detail) 2005 Wooden cabinet, mixed media

  • 'Fungi' Detail from 'Hortus Veritas', 2005 Digital print on archival paper.
  • 'Phaeoceros evanidus 1', 2005 digitally coloured SEM digitally printed on archival paper50cm x 50cm
10 Aug - 13 Nov 2005 Australian National Botanic Gardens21 July - 31 Aug 2006 in ‘Strange Attractors’, Zendai Museum of Modern Art, Shanghai
artandthebryophyte is a mixed media exhibition resulting from the collaboration between Julie Ryder and scientist Dr D. Christine Cargill, Curator of the Cryptogam Herbarium at the ANBG, as part of the ANAT Synapse New Media Art residency program. The work in this exhibition focusses on Cargill’s research on bryophytes and cryptogams; the history of botanical science, scientific collection and taxonomy; and the early botanical exploration and colonisation of Australia.