Ostranenie is part of a series of works in which I am seeing to both explore my relationship to nature and my experiences of disability.  By depicting the ways in which experiences and observations overlap, ostranenie is a technique whereby common things are presented in a different way, encouraging new perspectives and helping us to see the world differently.  Life is complex, and this complexity is reflected in nature through its cycles of growth, decay, destruction and renewal. Julianne is fascinated with this process and its unique part in bringing about new growth, transition and change.  This can be seen in the reseeding and growth after fires and in the cycle of natural decay that feeds back into the system, promoting growth. Good things can come out of bad things. Recent world challenges have themselves, created new opportunities for observation, for seeing patterns, reflections and beauty in the dark times.

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