SYDNEY.- For his new solo exhibition at Sullivan+Strumpf Sydney Tim Silver has introduced 'Among the Leaves', a realm that exists between reality and memory, punctuated by tender encounters that collectively grapple with the impermanence of time.

Working across sculpture, photography and installation, Silver’s practice negotiates the interspace between life and death, the past and present, the real and unreal. By life casting figures, the artist presents intimate yet haunting corporeal portraits of connection. Working with diverse materials to create his sculptures, Silver emphasises the tension between permanence and impermanence. He swiftly navigates mediums that shift between the natural, elemental and industrial, including bees wax, bronze and copper infused Forton MG.

"Perhaps no medium is more physical than sculpture: an inherently weighted form, which is constantly fighting against the constraints of gravity and contending with the limits of its own materiality. But standing in front of Silver’s work, one gets the sense that what he is moulding is far less tangible. Here, the deep poetics of reality are revealed." – Taj Mitsui.

In a realm that exists between reality and memory; the diverse works in Among the Leaves transform fleeting interactions into everlasting compositions – tender encounters that collectively grapple with the impermanence of existence.

Silver’s work is held in significant private and public collections, including the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney; Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide; Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney; Mint Museum, North Carolina; Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, New South Wales; Murray Art Museum, Albury; The University of Queensland Art Museum, Brisbane; Australia Council for the Arts, Sydney; Ten Cubed Private Art Collection, Melbourne. The artist has exhibited widely throughout Australia and internationally.

Sullivan+Strumpf Sydney
Tim Silver - Among The Leaves
July 24th, 2023 - August 19th, 2023