Winterbloom
The title Winterbloom reflects the paradox at the heart of the work: finding growth and inner strength during a period of uncertainty and darkness.
Winterbloom emerged as an act of creative rebellion – a response to the isolation and restriction of the Melbourne’s COVID-19 lockdowns. These fluid, long-exposure photographic abstractions transform my body into expressive shapes.
Through repetition and movement, I layer colour, light, and form to create images that exist between photography, painting, and performance. The process is physical and intuitive. In these self-portraits I attempt to find freedom within limitation, allowing instinctive gestures to reveal emotions that are difficult to articulate through words.
★ Winterbloom #34 Winner, Linden New Art – Play Award (2024)
Exhibition history:
Currently on show at my Montsalvat Studio & Gallery
Brimbank Gallery, VIC 5 Sept – 28 November 2025
RACV Inverloch Gallery, VIC 29 July – 29 November 2025
West End Art Space Biennale of Colour and Light 2024
