Both Smith and Hall both have distinctive personal aesthetics they both some how aim to empashise the connections that humans have with the environment, their bodies and the world. Hall constructs her meaning through the use of her materials such as coke cans, delicate glass beads and ordinary objects she is able to communicate the humans desire for consumer products and their subconscious impact on the environment. Smith uses the art of printmaking and sculpture to demonstrate the connection that humans have with their own bodies and what that connection means. Both artists are unified by the underlying focus, socio-political context and message that is evident within their works. The message is that humans have an underlying connection to all aspects of nature, each other and society is displayed in the must see exhibition “Connections”.


Bibliography

Experiences with Printmaking: Kiki Smith Expands the Tradition
by Wendy Weitman
http://www.moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/2003/kikismith/pdf/essay (6/08/11)

Fiona Hall, By Rachel Roberts
http://australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/fiona-hall (8/8/2011)

Ewungton. J (2005), Fiona Hall, Piper Press, Annandale