Maria Fernanda Cardoso is internationally renowned for using unconventional and organic materials to consider nature and its links to culture and science. Working across sculpture, photography, installation, video and performance, her work examines the connections and tensions between society and the natural world.
Maria Fernanda Cardoso: Spiders of Paradise presents new works from Cardoso's Spiders of Paradise photographic series (2018–ongoing), alongside her acclaimed video work On the Origins of Art I-II (2016). Cardoso's subject is the tiny Australian Maratus spider – measuring less than 5mm in size – and their unique, brightly-coloured abdomens, which form part of their elaborate mating rituals. Across a suite of large-scale photographs, the exquisite multi-coloured patterns of various species of Maratus are presented as individual portraits. Produced in collaboration with scientific imager Geoff Thompson and entomologist Andy Wang from the Queensland Museum, each image is comprised of over 1000 individual photos, which together reveal stunning nuances of colour and form in incredible detail.
Maria Fernanda Cardoso: Spiders of Paradise is an exhibition developed and toured by the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia. This project has been assisted by the Australian Government through Creative Australia, its arts funding and advisory body.
Dates & Times
- Wed 12 Aug 10am–4pm
- Thu 13 Aug 10am–4pm
- Fri 14 Aug 10am–4pm
- Fri 14 Aug 12pm–4pm
- Sat 15 Aug 12pm–4pm
- Sun 16 Aug 12pm–4pm
- Mon 17 Aug 10am–4pm
- Tue 18 Aug 10am–4pm
- Wed 19 Aug 10am–4pm
- Thu 20 Aug 10am–4pm
Accessibility
- Actively welcomes people with access needs.
Where
Canberra Museum and Gallery,
Canberra ACT 2601
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When
12 Aug - 23 Aug
Session times vary
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