Exhibited at CURRENT gallery (WA).
i'm just like a bag of soil digs into how experiential knowledge gained whilst gardening might translate into an embodied, relational practice with material. Drawing from permaculture philosophies, the work consists of biomorphic sculptural assemblages made from biodegradable and reclaimed matter, often collected from loved ones gardens. It thinks-through soil regeneration, alternative builds, composting, seed saving and edible weeds as generative starting points for making. i'm just like a bag of soil hopes to emphasize abundance and deepen ways of interacting with ecologies that are cyclical, reciprocal and curious.
Alongside the exhibition was a Reading group on the 08/11/2026.
To close the exhibition i’m just like a bag of soil, Erin Ginty facilitated a reading group that contemplated and extended out the themes of the exhibition, considering adaptive gardening, interspecies cross-pollination and ecological stewardship. The readings were informally discussed alongside platters of food made with edible weeds foraged from the artists and friends gardens, allowing participants to experience and enjoy alternate ways of consumption. From Joy Williams’ One Acre to Erin Manning’s Promiscuous Pedagogies and Val Plumwood's Decolonising Australian Gardens, attendees inquired into the likening of creative and gardening practice.
Documentation by Will Ek-Uvelius
