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Paintings applied directly to the walls, canvases, and the floors pulse with movement, colour and song, inviting audiences into an experience of art that is both visceral and grounded in A\u014bangu ways of seeing. Fielding\u2019s work draws on Inma \u2013 ceremony, song, dance and visual art \u2013 as a living, intergenerational practice. Through swirling forms and vibrant colour, he invites us into a worldview shaped by connection, energy and cultural continuity.<br><br><br><strong>Curated by:<\/strong> Dr Shelley McSpedden &amp; Sophie Prince<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:80px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About the artist<\/strong>:<br>Zaachariaha Fielding is a multi-disciplinary artist originally from the Mimili Community in the A\u1e49angu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands and currently works out of the APY Collective in Kaurna land, Adelaide. 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With wry humour, von Bismarck challenges our habitual understanding of the natural world, teasing apart the idea of \u2018nature\u2019 as a social construct \u2013 a romanticised arcadia, an economic resource, a benevolent or vengeful force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This is not the storm\u00a0<\/em>showcases the breadth of von Bismarck\u2019s practice, characterised by a sense of continual experimentation, scientific curiosity and technical virtuosity. His works emerge from direct, physical encounters and collaborations with elemental forces that defy human control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Accentuating the awe, wonder and terror that natural phenomena can provoke, von Bismarck constructs poetic, unsettling, and oftentimes absurd encounters that problematise our understanding of reality and our relationship with the environment. 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