Anastasia Klose
For thy sake I in love am grown

17 August—26 October 2024

The exhibition and publication are presented in partnership with NorthSite Contemporary Arts where the exhibition was shown from 13 April to 1 June 2024.

Curated by Hamish Sawyer

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Anastasia Klose Cloud Forest 2023 (detail). Pastel and pencil on paper, 101.5 x 67.5 cm. Photo: Michael Marzik

For the past two and a half years, Mossman-based artist Anastasia Klose has assisted Rainforest Reserves Australia’s conservation campaign to protect Queensland’s highly biodiverse coastal ranges from poorly sited industrial wind developments, focusing in particular on the proposed Chalumbin wind development near Ravenshoe.

This exhibition of new drawings, video and performance is a response to Klose’s “random, exhausting and depressing adventures in conservation” and the artist’s growing awareness of diminishing biodiversity in Queensland and imminent threats to its unique landscapes.

The artist has read many wind farm Public Environment Reports, considered State and Federal legislation, listened to Jirrbal Traditional Custodians speak about the significance of their connection to Country, and community members talk of their love for the land and biodiversity around them, and had the privilege of getting to know inspiring conservationists as well as meet scientists and politicians. But the energy that truly drives her is a love for the beautiful landscapes in Far North Queensland and the creatures that live there.