Close Reader: complex notophyll vine forest

Close Reader: complex notophyll vine forest

Clare Milledge

Close Reader: complex notophyll vine forest is a companion to Clare Milledge’s solo exhibition complex notophyll vine forest: ground-proof at Lismore Regional Gallery. The publication is intended as a stand-alone book rather than a traditional exhibition catalogue, and includes a collage of subject matter and visuals ranging from historical ecological articles advocating for the preservation of endangered rainforests, to childhood photos, sketchbook pages, and newly commissioned texts. close reader is richly dispersed with artwork from Milledge’s practice across the past decade.

86 pages, softcover, 28 x 22 cm, colour

Contributors: Clare Milledge, Tom Melick, Nan Nicholson, David Milledge, Tess Allas, Marian Tubbs, Snack Syndicate (Astrid Lorange & Andrew Brooks), Ineke Dane & Ashleigh Ralph

Co-editors: Ineke Dane, Clare Milledge

Design: Marilena Hewitt

Year: 2025

ISBN: 978-0-6457660-2-8

Published by: Lismore Regional Gallery