Arrangements - Jacob Kotzee

The shadow of a tree becomes a ghost, flowers turn to blood, artificial plants wait offstage for their cue.

Jacob Kotzee presents a new series of paintings examining the transitive quality of artificial light sources. They bleed together flowerbeds, illuminate stage settings, and float in space, looking back at you. Truncated and rearranged, these ornamental surfaces are at once familiar and indeterminate.

Jacob Kotzee (b. 1997, Richard's Bay, South Africa) is an artist living and working in Boorloo. He completed his Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours, First Class) at Curtin University in 2023, and has been a member of Gotham Studios since 2022. His work has been acquired by private collections and the John Curtin Gallery collection. 

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