Rachel Steinmann- Artist

Sculpture Works

The Drag of Colonial Thrall

(Side View)

Steel, euc boughs, chain and river rock, 2023

200 x 152 x 56 cm

This piece depicts the upheaval caused by colonial chains that bind people and landscapes in order to extract wealth.

$18,000

The Drag of Colonial Wrath

(Front View)

Wrestle Spectacle

Euc boughs, Steel, 2022

103 x 197 x 103 cm

Being entertained by torture and punishment is in the white coloniser culture, my culture. Isn’t this vicarious trauma? Is this another case where dominant protagonists can’t see their own damage?

Are you happy watching?

$ 16,000

Wrestle Spectacle

(Side Angle)

Burnt and Collapsed with Seedhead

(Back View)

Cypress and found timber and railway pins, 2024

195 x 92 x 45cm

This piece speaks to resilience and renewal, life cycles and the traumas we see in nature with which we can identify with ourselves.

$18,000

Burnt and Collapsed with Seedhead

(Front View)

Poly Guardian

Euc boughs, carved cypress, ceramics and steel, 2024

Limewash wood finish

223 x 108 x 80cm

Poly guards an egg of diverse insect species nests as she appreciates that her survival is dependent on their survival. She is vigilant and has positioned them on a seed pod for ready nourishment.

$12,000

Carried Cradle

(Side View)

Euc boughs, cane, cypress base, 2019

Tung Oil finish

232 x 57 x 130 cm

Carried Cradle is a call to see the need to conceive of a reciprocal relationship between the earth, as the cradle, and ourselves. The eucalypt bough that reads as human is carrying a cradle while balancing on a narrow, wave-washed piece of land.

POA

Carried Cradle

(Front View)

Holy Trinity

Glassware and ceramic, 2024

97.5 x 60 x 60cm

This work invites questions such as

“What is sacred in today’s society?” and “ How are we treating ‘life’?”.

POA

Eve’s Figs

(View from above)

Glassware, china plates and ceramic figs. 2024

15 x 65 x 23 cm

Eve has eaten the apple and shed the Judeo-Christian message about her sexuality. In this piece, Eve owns her own fruits. She is in charge and aware of their full potential for pleasure.

Private Collection