"But why do I speak of an oak or a rock?"

Gaia, the Greek goddess emobdying the Mother of All, represents a feminine principle that unifies the world. Her essence gave poetic form to Lovelock's 1974 Gaia Principle, a scientific theory illustrating the interconnectedness of the natural environment. This theory posits that the Earth operates as a self-regulating system where interdependent living and non-living elements interact to sustain the delicate balance required for life.

When Hesoid wrote of an oak or a rock, he introduced Gaia through a common phrase meaning a trivialised thing. Yet Lovelock;s theory turns this upside down; these things are not trivial, but integral. Gaia's collection of female artists invites us to think in a thesame manner, and observe a powerful dialogue between nature and the feminie.

The artworks in this exhibition speak to the synthesis of the female form, lived experience, and the natural world. Evocative presentations of nature and abstravt depictions of bodies explore intrinsic connections between the feminine experience an the natural environment. These are entangled relationships, which support and contribute to each other's existence within a larger, deeply interconnected whole.