Vessels of a Breathing Place, 2025.

Collage of nine circular nature photographs featuring grasses, water, and landscapes in warm, earthy tones.

Artist Statement:

This collection delves into the journey of exploring place, allowing me, as an artist, to experience the Tamar Wetlands. Each circular image offers a distinct world, inviting exploration and capturing fleeting moments in both time and space, guiding me along a path of self-discovery. This space for observation, akin to arranging the myriad facets of the ecosystem within a delicate petri dish, births a fresh perspective through which to behold them. It presents a means to contemplate scale, the intricate dance between science and nature, and the transformative processes of recognition and assessment.

The style of the Wetlands significantly influences my artwork that explores colour as an expressive form, particularly in the colour palette I choose. I aimed for the colours to represent the ‘Golden Hour’, a natural phenomenon that offers a stunning and distinctive range of shades created by natural light, rather than artificial lighting. I utilise a warm, earthy colour palette inspired by natural materials from the Wetlands to amplify that authentic earth sensation. This specific time of day presents challenges due to its fleeting nature, but I embrace the opportunity to allow nature to dictate the colours in my images. By layering these images, I aim to create a visual journey that encapsulates the essence of time and place. This connection to the Wetlands is essential; the evolving light and colours throughout the day bridge my artistic expression to the physical landscape, enriching the viewer's experience.

  • A natural scene with dry, twisted vines in the foreground and a background of a grassy field, water, and distant trees under a cloudy sky.

    In a Week, 2025.

    5×5” (125mm x 125mm)

    Digital Print on Gloss Fujifilm paper

  • Dry grass and plants mixed with dirt in a natural outdoor setting, captured in sepia tone.

    Staying Away, 2025.

    5×5” (125mm x 125mm)

    Digital Print on Gloss Fujifilm paper

  • A circular landscape of a marsh or wetland with tall grass, a mountain in the background, and birds flying in the sky during sunset or sunrise.

    Count Down, 2025.

    5×5” (125mm x 125mm)

    Digital Print on Gloss Fujifilm paper

  • A branch extending over a body of water with dry grass and plants in the foreground.

    These are Trying Times, 2025.

    5×5” (125mm x 125mm)

    Digital Print on Gloss Fujifilm paper

  • Close-up of a spider on the sand in a grassy field, with multiple spider webs nearby.

    Growing Breathes, 2025.

    5×5” (125mm x 125mm)

    Digital Print on Gloss Fujifilm paper

  • Calm water body with reflected grasses and shrubs, misty mountains in the background, and a bird flying in the sky.

    To be continued, 2025.

    5×5” (125mm x 125mm)

    Digital Print on Gloss Fujifilm paper

  • A layered landscape photo with tall grasses, a central tree on a hill, and a hazy sky, all within a circular frame.

    The Trees are listening, 2025.

    5×5” (125mm x 125mm)

    Digital Print on Gloss Fujifilm paper

  • A feather floating on a bed of dried grass and small plants in water.

    History Remains, 2025.

    5×5” (125mm x 125mm)

    Digital Print on Gloss Fujifilm paper

  • A scenic landscape with tall grass in the foreground, water reflections, rolling hills, and a cloudy sky in the background, all captured through a circular frame.

    Do Not Touch, 2025.

    5×5” (125mm x 125mm)

    Digital Print on Gloss Fujifilm paper

A person holding a certificate of achievement and a small printed postcard or photograph, with a wall in the background displaying a grid of nine nature-themed circular photographs. The certificate is decorated with floral designs and indicates an award for 'Most Tasmanian Soles'.
A young woman with long brown hair and blonde highlights standing in front of a wall with nine round images of nature scenes arranged in a 3x3 grid, all printed on white paper.