Drawing & Painting Artist in Resident Tara Sabini presents Shrill Times in Paradise ; a collection of maximalist sprawl, labyrinths of excess and secret encounters in the dark. Through a trifecta of symbolism, sensation and gesture, this series of still life compositions expands on the tension between pleasure and pain, balancing seductive decadence with nauseating excess, and sensuality with violence. Featuring excessive ornamentation in the forms of energetic patterning and bridal lace, as well as traditional memento mori still life objects reimagined, this series of works examines the coming of age, heteronormative rituals and gender roles. Juxtaposing sensations implicate and immerse the viewer; sopping wet and bone-dry, odiferous and fragrant, silky and sharp, itchy and lush; shrill feeling in some areas, and languid in others.