Published on 12 Jun 2025

Volcanic Leaf Suspended

A closer look at ecological processes across time that reinforce or destroy the notion of Eden

Volcanic Leaf Suspended artwork on a wall

Meridel Rubenstein

Volcanic Leaf Suspended

2011

Dye Sublimation Pigment Process on Prepared Aluminium

85 x 175cm

Nanyang Drive, Experimental Medicine Building, Level 3

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Volcanic Leaf Suspended by Meridel Rubenstein is part of Eden Turned on its Side: The Volcano Cycle 2011-2014, a series of photographic works that feature volcanoes from eastern Java and Bali, exploring the ideas of earth forces, climate change, and human coevolution.

 

Angled view of Volcanic Leaf Suspended

Closeup of center portion of Volcanic Leaf suspended

About the artist

Meridel Rubenstein began her professional career in the early 1970s, evolving from photographer of single photographic images to artist of extended photographic works, multi-media installations, and environmental social practice. Her focus has been on intersections of nature and culture in relationship to ecological and social imbalance. Threads of ancient myth and the status of nature during periods of war have been woven throughout her projects for decades.

Meridel Rubenstein was a visiting associate professor at the School of Art, Design and Media from 2007-2018.

Bio adapted from Meridel Rubenstein's website

 

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