"By transcendence we often mean those unexpected, inexplicable and lovely feelings of exaltation that lift us into a ‘better’ and even more ‘real’ dimension.’ I can’t help wondering about how transcendence seems to signify deeper and higher rhythms in the world. I can’t help thinking about how people think about it. If transcendence is real, does this mean there is a hidden order in life? Is transcendence unknowable? If we search for it, do we journey in real hope or are we resigned to transient experiences?"
Meredith Plant's work has been exhibited in many galleries including Beijing University, and the Gold Coast Art Gallery, and is represented in many collections.
Her Honours exhibition consisted of 40 large monoprints and 63 small paintings about transcendence. These works explored the iconography of Theistic transcendence, both in literal, and abstract form. Her Honours thesis compared the ideas of Biblical Theistic transcendence with those of Buddhism and Romantic Humanism, within the context of Colin McCahon’s ‘Victory over Death 2’.
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