The Forests of Symbols

Heather B. Swann has established a reputation as a maker of sculptural objects, ink drawings, and paintings of dark, sensual, and fantastic presence. 'The Forests of Symbols' is an ambitious new project conceived as the first in a final series to be completed during her lifetime. It brings together newly commissioned and rarely seen works in sculpture, painting, and drawing. The project's title is itself a metaphor for a way of knowing the world; it describes a method. With the senses wide open to symbolism and allegory in the limitless phenomena that surround us, The Forests of Symbols is a reminder that it is our separate and collective human inventions that create our cultural memory. The exhibition is presented as part of Copyright Agency Partnerships, an annual commissioning series supporting mid-career and established visual artists.