Melanie’s art practice considers our relationships with other organisms. She questions our perceptions of what is wild or natural. She considers human exceptionalism, environmental degradation, the impact of capitalism and how we value nature. Recently she has been influenced by the work of women such as Donna Haraway, Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing, Ursula K. Le Guin, and Robin Wall Kimmerer. She uses her practice as a way of deeply contemplating ideas of nature and the 'other'. This has led to paintings that are familiar yet unsettling - works that invite the viewer to take a moment to ponder their own entanglement with the environment.