ADRIENNE RICHARDS
So Long And Thanks For All The Fish, 2023
Glazed stoneware plate wall-mounted
33 x 44cm
My work investigates ideas around humans on the planet and their interactions with the natural world. This plate was inspired by my cousin’s description of his recent wondrous experience of seeing flying fish out in the Indian Ocean, whilst he was onboard Antarctic icebreaker RSV Nuyina, voyaging to its new home port in Hobart, from Europe.The physiology and habit of the flying fish make it an unlikely exhibit for a zoo, so most people will never see one in its living form unless they are lucky enough to be sailing the high seas.