Lisa Roet
Lisa Roet is an Australian artist who lives and works in Melbourne. Roet is interested in the relationship between humans and primates and explores this relationship through her bronze sculptures, charcoal drawings, film and photography. She has travelled to remote areas in Borneo for field observations of apes in forests in addition to involving herself in a range of residencies with research centres and major international zoos.
Roet is represented by Hugo Michell Gallery, Adelaide, Australia.
Roet's work is discussed in Alexie Glass-Kantor's book on the artist, Lisa Roet : uncommon observations, and catalogued by Karen Woodbury in, You're so vain : five contemporary sculptors Michael Doolan, Kate Ellis, Lily Hibberd, Lisa Roet, Tim Silver / exhibition concept.
