Kitchen Garden
2025
Exhibition at Stockroom Kyneton
Laetitia Olivier-Gargano presents a new suite of artworks combining hyper-real resin cast sculpture collaged into painterly watercolours, alongside a collection of food inspired ikebana vases.
A love of food and gardening is celebrated in this exhibition. The title being a play on the term for the beautiful and edible potager’s garden, that is often found in country homes - Laetitia quite literally combines the aesthetics of food and plants within her works. Focusing on the textures and colours of the garden to explore the contemplative qualities of cultivating nature. This attention to the meditative beauty of the artists’ garden is contradicted by the juxtaposition of comfort food and every day objects.
Playing with the combination of the beauty, and the reality of the world that surrounds us, Laetitia brings the suburban garden into the home kitchen. Delicate floral arrangements emerge from a tantalisingly realistic meat pie. An egg salad sandwich is flanked by whimsical watercolours of this summer’s harvest. Views through the kitchen window offer a peaceful observation and time for introspection.