▁reve aling ▁an ▁innov ative ▁and ▁complex ▁performance ▁of ▁past ▁in ▁the ▁contemporary ▁present , ▁construct ing ▁the ▁future . ▁From ▁the ▁natural ▁world ▁around ▁us ▁to ▁the ▁people ▁in ▁the ▁built ▁environment , ▁the ▁various ▁patterns ▁provide ▁order ▁and ▁provide ▁the ▁vie wer ▁with ▁a ▁harm on ious ▁quality . ▁Elizabeth ▁uses ▁hand - p aint ed , ▁mand ala - style ▁designs ▁to ▁create ▁patterns ▁for ▁the ▁body ▁of ▁metal work ▁displayed ▁in ▁“ Sim ilar ▁L ines ”. ▁Thomas ▁uses ▁a ▁layer ed ▁technique ▁of ▁ac ry lic ▁colour ▁and ▁a ▁bright ▁p alette ▁to ▁re ju ven ate ▁the ▁work . ▁ ▁B ark a ▁the ▁F org ot ten ▁River ▁The ▁exhibition ▁of ▁“ B ark a ▁the ▁F org ot ten ▁River ” ▁is ▁designed ▁by ▁Bad ger ▁B ates ▁and ▁Just ine ▁M ull er , ▁which ▁will ▁be ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Bel con nen ▁Art ▁Center ▁from ▁June ▁ 1 3 ▁to ▁July ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁This ▁exhibition ▁has ▁been ▁worked ▁for ▁three ▁years , ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁tim eline ▁of ▁B ark a ▁or ▁Dar ling ▁River ▁that ▁created ▁by ▁love ▁artists ▁Bad ger ▁B ates ▁and ▁Just ine ▁M ull er ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁emphas ize ▁the ▁concept ▁of ▁ ▁“ our ▁mother ▁and ▁the ▁blood ▁in ▁our ▁ve ins ” ▁– ▁and ▁its ▁people , ▁the ▁B ark and ji . ▁Early ▁works ▁celebr ate ▁life ▁force ▁and ▁the ▁economic , ▁cultural , ▁and ▁social