Marie Mansfield 'Memento' heide circle Butterflies possess a dual resonance

Butterflies possess a dual resonance in Charles Blackman’s work

Wald focuses on the imagery of skulls in reference to the history of colonial violence committed on this site

The dark background allows for the cake to almost pop out of the canvas

sinuous path across the canvas

Marie Mansfield 'Memento' heide circle Butterflies possess a dual resonanceMarie Mansfield's work centres around people and places in an unexpected dance. Her paintings are often devoid of people, yet alive with traces of their presence a spectral energy that conjures melancholy, nostalgia and bemusement. In 'Memento', a ceramic swan napkin holder basks in a ray of soft sunlight. This esoteric kitchen object evokes memories of kitsch vintage style items, while the gentle light seems to animate the sleeping swan, hinting that