Annie Long is a visual artist working in multi-media sculpture and oils living in Murwillumbah, NSW, Australia
This body of work was exhibited at the Tweed Regional Gallery's Gallery Downtown from July 7-Sept 5, 2020. It includes sculpture, video and paintings
"The Wood Wide Web acknowledges the communal and communicative nature of plants and microbes within the structure of a forest. Our local native forests are dynamic and evolving communities where survival dramas are played out daily despite their interconnectivity being disrupted since colonisation. This has resulted in increased isolation and stress, making them vulnerable to changing climatic conditions such as drought and fires. This body of work imagines the elements of a forest. Time spent in the forests of the Northern Rivers has allowed me to see how communities build resilience, adapting to the fragmentation of these ancient networks. While my art practice is centred around ceramic sculpture, painting and video allow me the freedom to explore other perspectives."