Announcement about Karley's upcoming Art Event
Art in the Park

18 to 21 September 2025
Eden Park, Cricket Ave, Auckland

More information about the event can be found on my Instagram and Facebook Page

Or at www.artinthepark.co.nz and tickets are on sale through their website.

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Uncontainable Nature delves into the profound connections between humans, personally significant objects, and the natural world. Borrowing from nature for both inspiration and materials, Karley uses these objects to symbolize moments, events, times, places, people, and feelings from her own life experiences.

This exhibition showcases the power of objects as both seducers and comforters, carrying with them the fragrance of memories and human emotions. The vessel serves as a central symbol; each piece is imbued with a unique and often incommunicable significance, celebrating themes of love, beauty, nostalgia, life, death, and longing. The vessel represents a safe and protected space where memories and emotions are consciously acknowledged with a nurturing and accepting attitude towards our emotional experiences. It’s more than a container; it's a boundary-less space that holds invisible yet tangible memories.

Karley's new series employs a radical approach to botanical forms, using them as symbolic references within the vessels. The objects are transformed into mutations of flora and fauna, drawing inspiration from animism. The pieces contain something borrowed from nature, something once owned by another person, or both.

Through her surreal approach to sculpture and taxidermy, Karley constructs a dialogue between the outside world and our inner selves, inviting contemplation and a renewed appreciation for the beauty and complexity of life. Uncontainable Nature invites viewers to contemplate their own relationships with objects infused with memories.

“My interest in sculpture and taxidermy began as a fascination with both the animal-object, and a particular interest in the aesthetic side of the natural and unnatural sciences. I see the possibilities in all aspects of nature, always exploring the incredible forms that shape my own work. My art is an exploration of these possibilities and an attempt to understand our obsessions with nature, beauty and death.

This new body of work expands even further on my appreciation and fascination with nature, drawing reference from all forms of radical flora and fauna, engaging with plants as a means of practicing self-examination. I am constantly exploring the use of materials, both natural and man-made and finding new ways to incorporate these into my work. I work intuitively and use a lot of written words rather than sketches as my starting point. I then just start making as the ideas flow out of my thoughts and the pieces evolve as I continue to play”.

Karley's works, held in private collections globally, reflect her lifelong fascination with nature, showcasing her unique ability to transform objects into vessels of profound meaning and human experience.


Disclaimer: The animals Karley uses are ethically sourced and have died of natural causes. None are harmed for the sake of creating art.