LAMINAE: Nina Ogden at One New Change

It seems that with each passing day the definitions of reality and artificiality become looser. Nina Ogden leans into this ambiguity with her paintings of foliage that belongs to some other world, or the deepest uncharted forests of our own. Her past as a scenic painter on TV and film sets has instilled her practice with the balance to walk the tightrope between the real and fake. The possible and the plausible. Rendered in supernatural colours and microscopic details, these plants are larger than life - much like the nature we take for granted. She composes scenes in a way that inanimate flora exudes an emotional character. Stand in their midst for long enough and you’ll find that you’re not alone. The intentions of this other presence depends on your imagination.