Alacoque Dash is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice is grounded in an exploration of nature, materiality, memory and time. Working with plants and other organic materials, she is interested in traditional cultural skills and processes and the ways they can be reinterpreted through contemporary art.

Nature is a central influence on Dash’s practice. Plants function both as material and metaphor, providing a means of exploring our relationship with the natural world and the knowledge embedded in traditional making practices. Her work often seeks to make the intangible tangible, using physical materials to consider memory, grief, connection and the passage of time. Conversely, she is drawn to the ephemeral, exploring forms of making that resist permanence and ownership.

Dash is also interested in whose work and knowledge is valued and remembered, particularly the overlooked contributions, skills and achievements of women.

With a background spanning galleries, museums, education and community engagement, Dash has worked at institutions including the Art Gallery of NSW, Bundanon and the Botanic Gardens of Sydney. Her practice is informed by her longstanding interest in participation, cultural exchange and the role of art in connecting people with one another and the world around them.