Leviathanic Allusion, a solo exhibition by Natasha van Netten at the fifty fifty arts collective, January 10 – January 25, 2019.

The Leviathanic Allusion exhibition is inspired by natural history displays, informational books, charts, graphs and specimens. The title comes from Herman Melville’s novel Mody Dick. It is the suggestion of something greater: as a spout on the ocean hints at something much larger below, so the work in this exhibition alludes to an underlying layer of meaning.

Swarm (paper, glue, metal, acrylic thread)

Surface Tension (oil on canvas)

Southern Reisdent Killer Whales 3.0 (detail) (ink, paper, metal pins)

Swarm installation at Leviathanic Allusion

Common Cetaceans of Southern Vancouver Island 1:24 Scale (3D drawing with wire)

Radius Series (ink on paper)

The Fifty Fifty Arts Collective

Common Cetaceans of Southern Vancouver Island 1:24 Scale (3D drawing with wire)

Swarm (paper, glue, metal, acrylic thread)

Leviathanic Allusion

Dusk or Dawn (oil on canvas)

Under Observation (organic matter, glass jars)

Radius Series (detail) (ink on paper)

Whale Value Chart (ink and watercolour on paper and tape)

Through Shadows Falling (oil on canvas)

Southern Reisdent Killer Whales 3.0 (ink, paper, metal pins)