HILARY WARDHAUGH

MONACHOPSIS*

15 - 24 March 2024, CCAS Manuka

*Writer John Koenig dubbed monachopsis in his Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows:

“the subtle but persistent feeling of being out of place, as maladapted to your surroundings as a seal on a beach—lumbering, clumsy, easily distracted, huddled in the company of other misfits, unable to recognize the ambient roar of your intended habitat, in which you’d be fluidly, brilliantly, effortlessly at home.”

All forms of art possess the potential to contribute to environmental discussions by offering unique perspectives on the intricate relationship between humanity and nature. In her exhibition Monachopsis*,Hilary Wardhaugh seeks to depict the tension between human influence on nature and nature’s resilience by offering small visual messages of hope in what seems to be quite otherwise.

Image: Hilary Wardhaugh Monachopsis 2023