Poetry of the Earth
Wilder Gallery are pleased to present Poetry of the Earth, a group exhibition co-curated by Vittoria Beltrame showcasing artwork by Isabella Amram, Dingyue Fan, Lydia Hamblet, and Rose Electra Harris.
In this exhibition, the four artists come together in a contemplative exploration of spirituality, nature, and the human form as the conduit between the two. Each artist approaches the physicality of their work through a deep connection to nature—not as something separate from the self, but as an intertwined force through which we experience, interpret, and respond to the world around us. Nature becomes not just subject matter, but a language of the body and mind.
Across painting, Poetry of the Earth maps a visual terrain where inner consciousness meets the outer environment. Amram’s impetuous mark-making evokes moments of stillness, where organic forms—such as roots, erosion patterns, and natural phenomena—serve as structural references alongside fragmented codes and symbols that resist fixed meaning. Her work mirrors the quiet revelations of the spirit, interpreting form through repetition, disintegration, and transformation. Fan’s ethereal compositions blur the boundary between the physical and the metaphysical, weaving botanical and animalistic patterns with symbolic resonance. Her works offer a dreamlike space where nature becomes a portal to the unseen, merging the delicate with the divine. Hamblet grounds her practice in gesture and landscape, using mark-making as a trace of the body’s interaction with space. Her work becomes a commentary on the current state of nature and how it reflects human behaviour: squalls, flurries, moments of both haziness and clarity, in an abiding sense of brightness and heat. Through her dynamic compositions, nature is rendered not as a passive backdrop but as an active force mirroring our collective psyche. Harris draws inspiration from nature, emotion, and self-expression, which she explores through colour, shape, texture, and form in the pictorial space. Her richly layered paintings use colour and texture as emotional landscapes, where flora takes centre stage and the canvas becomes a site of introspection and spiritual resonance.
Together, these works invite viewers to consider the body not just as a physical structure, but as a vessel for connection—to the surrounding world, to presence, to intuition, and to transformation. In a time when disconnection from nature and from the self is all too common, Poetry of the Earth offers a return: to breath, to ground oneself, and to the subtle rhythms that bind us to something greater.
Poetry of the Earth is presented by Wilder Gallery and co-curated by Vittoria Beltrame. The exhibition runs from the 24th of June till the 19th of July. Opening reception on the 24th of June 6.30 to 8.30pm.
Text by Vittoria Beltrame.