Natalie Taylor

Canning Pea, Bronze, 2009 A reaction to the realisation that global garden pea producers coat their peas in pesticide before planting. Land En Beeld, Netherlands, 2009
New Life, 2009. Bronze Fictional genetically modified Soya seed with human hand emerging. Land En Beeld, Netherlands, 2009
Sacred Seed, 2009. Bronze and glass A physically sealed and gold plated cast of a germinating bean. Netherlands, Land En Beeld 2009
Sacred Seed, 2009. Bronze and glass Detail of gold plated germinating bean Land En Beeld, 2009, Netherlands
Persephone's Mirror, 2004. Wood, water, red earth A greenhouse skeleton set above water to reflect the uppermost text pertaining to growth. In the water surface the viewer can discern the reflected underside inscribed with words pertaining to decay. Earthly Delights, Intermedia, Glasgow 2004
Detail of Perspehone's Mirror, 2004
Full Circle, 2004. Wood, Hyacinths, watering cans, water A special environment to encourage cyclical and reciprocal growth patterns in Hyacinths. Each plant has the capacity to water its neighbour through its own growth.
Cultivar, 1999, Glasshouse, 18 cultivars of Tomato plants, mechanisms for paint throwing Result of a residency at Wysing Arts, Cambridgeshire in collaboration with Jill Raggett from Writtle College of Agriculture.
Spirit House, 2005. Gilded timber, Glass, Lilles A summer installation at Hill House, Helensburgh of the 360degree panorama of Lillium plants, set at nose height within a small elevated greenhouse.
Spring Song for Tulips, 2003. Black Night Tulips, musical staves and clefs in bronze. Seasonal installation of tulips planted beneath a specially designed scaled-up manuscript made of steel. The 'music'appears in Spring after the harsh winter as the tulip heads grow through the staves. Pirkkala Town Hall, Tampere, Finland
Insect House, 2007. Reclaimed local timber and other tree cast-offs Commissioned by the Museum of Rural Life, NMS, to attract insects as a habitat. Each metre square side is packed full of delicious insect food such as twigs, leaves, sticks, cut off pieces of wood and bark. Completed by local school children who added collected leaves.
Insect House detail Showing one of four opening doors containing hidden insect food.
Secret Garden, Garden Gallery Edinburgh Art Festival 2008
Secret Garden, 2008. Wood, laminated sign, magnifying glass. Part of the Big Things on The Beach, Garden Gallery, installed at Towerbank Primary School. The viewer must hold up the magnifying glass to the image to see tiny clues within the image as to its meaning.

More information about Natalie Taylor

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Biography

Essentially I am interested in the relationship between our world and that of the seed, specifically the germinating seed.

My fascination for the germination process underpins many works in both indoor and outdoor situations.

I find this dynamic growth stage has many parallels both with our own physical and internal development, and attempt to convey this complex and mystifying phenomenon through many media.

A recent series of work has focused upon staple food crop seed such as soya, rice and wheat, and I am currently producing works on the cultivated potato for exhibition in the Edinburgh Art Festival 2010.