This body of work might look grim to some, however it is a reminder to us of the way that life and death works.
As humans it is easy to sometimes be seduced by nature's beauty, thus forgetting its power and control over our lives. In Morgan's body of work we are reminded that nature is not so kind.
What makes this work disturbing is they way that life is depicted, it is not as if Morgan has frozen time, but more like she has taken control of time, setting up the Tableau of life and death.
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| Polly Morgan, The Fall, - All Visual Arts Gallery London |
The Fall is prime example of the the circle of life, the fallen tree might have died, however it gives life back to the animals in the forest. As well as allowing fungi and mosses to grow on the trees's surface. However to complete this circle the fungi is killed and eaten by the birds that land on the fallen tree. Once more the words of Barthes come's to mind once more.
"Death is the harsh victory of the race, if the particular dies for the satisfaction of the universal"
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| Polly Morgan - All Visual Arts Gallery London |
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