FULL CIRCLE is a large scale site specific installation that draws attention to the powerful forces of natural phenomena—the more-than-human world—while reminding us of our interconnection with an evolving and environmentally vulnerable planet. The works in this exhibition are primarily the result of a 3 month residency at the Taepyung salt farm in Jeungdo South Korea. The residency was a result of an international competition
Working intuitively with site-specific materials, Davis spends extensive periods on location. In Jeungdo, she returns to salt as a medium, fascinated by a material present in both a newborn’s tears and the furthest galaxies—a substance born in stars yet essential for all living organisms on Earth. Within her practice, Davis emphasizes treading lightly in her occupation of spaces and use of materials, viewing her process as a series of dispossessions and a methodology for contemplating our profound entanglement with the landscapes we inhabit.
With thanks to ArtikeSalt, Taepyung Salt Farm, for their support of the residency. Dr Karen Privat Senior Research Associate and Electron Microscope Unit UNSW for assistance scanning the image of the teardrop.
Documentary images: ArtlikeSalt and Bogglemansion.
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Installation view – Full Circle
Installation view – Full Circle, 2025, Cast salt, stainless steel, 200 x 8 x 4cm. Full Circle #2 2025, cast salt, stainless steel, 100 x 8 x 4 cm.
Full Circle #2 2025, cast salt, stainless steel, 100 x 8 x 4 cm.
Loop – Cast salt, stainless steel, 60cm x 48cm x 5cm.
Installation view – Digital Prints and Drawings on Arches Watercolour Paper.
In Relation: To the Heart 2025, diptych, digital inkjet prints on Arches paper. 200cm x 90cm. Salt crystals within a baby’s first tear drop. Credit: Tear drop image created with the assistance of the Electron microscope unit, UNSW, Australia.
In Relation: Jeungdo, 2025, diptych, digital inkjet prints on Arches paper. 200cm x 90cm. Salt crystals within a baby’s first tear drop. Satellite image of Jeungdo. Credit: Tear drop image created with the assistance of the Electron microscope unit, UNSW, Australia.
Course of the Day: Jeungdo ( 7 x digital inkjet prints 53 x 70cm each), 2025, digital inkjet prints on Arches paper, with Jeungdo rain drops and ash from the protective burning of the plants within the UNESCO Taepyeong Yemsaeng Botanical site. The drawings were created outside over several weeks using the weather to mark the paper and finished in the studio with ash and ink.