IIW 2023 Welded Art Book

SDG 15 Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss

This SDG aims to help increase financial resources to conserve and sustainably use ecosystem and biodiversity, finance and incentivize sustainable forest management, combat global poaching and trafficking. The proportion of remaining forest area, desertification and species extinction risk are example indicators of this goal. nExhibit “Forest Floor Quartet”n The Canadian Shield is a vast portion of North America, and its terrain varies greatly from areas of exposed rock to deep boreal forests and bogs. As nature cycles through the seasons, the changes are also distinct. The grouping of Hilary’s wall sculptures “Forest Floor Quartet” brings the hugeness of the landscape down to human scale, telling about the growing things that happen beneath our feet, a journey of discovery for our minds and hearts, and worthy of our protection.

The exhibit consists of the blues and greys of steel, the reds and pinks of copper and the yellows and bronzes of brass. The textures are achieved by hammering and hand shaping, welding and engraving. The human component is present in each piece of the exhibit with eyes, expression and hands evident in each of them relating the viewer to nature. Spring: the eyes look down at nurturing hands holding the first bursts of new growth. Gentle awakening. Summer: the eyes look at you almost saucily as the hand takes a ripe blackberry to the mouth to taste. Lush abundance. Fall: the eyes look up in wonder as the glories of Autumn pour down upon joyful reaching hands. Harvest gathering. Winter: the eyes close in sleep under the snow, Nature at rest, peaceful, cold and quiet. Silent rejuvenation. nDimensions of each exhibitn 122 cms high x 76 cms wide, head and hands lifesize

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Welded Art PHOTOGRAPHIC Exhibition – IIW 2023 Digital Collection