The first survey exhibition of Di Mauro's work and includes recreations of installations from the late 1990s as well as new works, previously unshown.Over the last twenty years Sebastian Di Mauro's artistic practice has included painting, sculpture and installation work as part of a journey exploring themes of transformation, the nature of existence and being, the relationship between nature and culture, and the artist's personal history and cultural identity.Di Mauro's work is predicated on an intense concern for materials and their inherent history, dialogue and cultural meaning. During his career Di Mauro has worked with a diverse range of media including olive oil, salt, Astroturf, steel wool, carpet underlay and, most recently, Neoprene (commonly known as wetsuit material). These unconventional substances and fabrics defy traditional notions of sculpture as weighty, monumental work in metal and marble, for example, and reinforce sensory experience as a primary means of exploration.footnotes of a verdurous tale is the first survey exhibition of Di Mauro's work and includes recreations of installations from the late 1990s as well as new works, previously unshown. The exhibition coincides with the launch of a major monograph about Di Mauro's work, funded by Arts Queensland.Curated by Simone JonesPresented by QUT Art Museum