Reclamation follows the cycles of death and life, collapse and renewal. It is an act of restoration, as Merriman’s work places itself as a part of this cycle of creation, breathing new life into decayed sites and objects. The beauty of these pieces is evident not just in the realism and hyper-detailed imagery, but also by capturing the inherent humanity in the way our civilization honours the natural cycles of life and death, and with these stone markers, are finally returned to a former, natural state.
Words by Felicity Andrews
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B4 596 2021
Graphite on archival 300gsm Arches paper
49 x 49 cm
$1000 Sold
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A2 975 2020
Graphite on archival 300gsm Arches paper
29 x 29 cm
$200 Sold
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Z2 167 2020
Graphite on archival 300gsm Arches paper
29 x 29 cm
$200 Sold
21 72 2000 2021
Graphite on archival 300gsm Arches paper
49 x 49 cm
$900 Framed
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Y W 143 W 721 2020
Graphite on archival 300gsm Arches paper
29 x 29 cm
$200 Sold
K4 80 2021
Graphite on archival 300gsm Arches paper
39 x 39 cm
$480 Framed
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Q1 303 O3 327 2020
Graphite on archival 300gsm Arches paper
39 x 39 cm
450 Sold
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S3 863 J5 395 U1 151 2020
Graphite on archival 300gsm Arches paper
39 x 39 cm
$350 Sold
D3 55 Profile 2020
Graphite on archival 300gsm Arches paper
19 x 29 cm
$450 Framed
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D3 55 2021
Graphite on archival 300gsm Arches paper
39 x 39 cm
$450 Sold
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In Loving Memory Fatseas 2021
Graphite on archival 300gsm Arches paper
39 x 39 cm
$450 Sold
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Textured 2021
Graphite on archival 300gsm Arches paper
39 x 39 cm
$480 Sold
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In Memoriam 2021
Graphite on archival 300gsm Arches paper
39 x 39 cm
$480 Sold
Angel 2021
Graphite on archival 300gsm Arches paper
39 x 39 cm
$450 Framed
In Loving Memory 2021
Graphite on archival 300gsm Arches paper
34.6 x 26.8 cm
$420 Framed
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Roses 2021
Graphite on archival 300gsm Arches paper
34.6 x 26.8 cm
$420 Sold
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Broken 2020
Graphite on archival 300gsm Arches paper
29 x 41 cm
$450 Sold
Cemetery Study 1 2020
Graphite on paper
19 x 24 cm
$150 Framed
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Cemetery Study 2 2020
Graphite on paper
19 x 24 cm
$150 Sold
Cemetery Study 3 2020
Graphite on paper
19 x 24 cm
$150 Framed
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Mother 2021
Graphite on archival 300gsm Arches paper
39 x 39 cm
$480 Sold
Dad Mum 2021
Graphite on archival 300gsm Arches paper
39 x 39 cm
$480 Framed
Dulcie Sweet 2021
Graphite on archival 300gsm Arches paper
2021
$480 Framed