Surface Tension, shows an invisible strain, the delicate balance of external and internal pressures at the surface, much like the physical tension that binds water molecules together, this piece explores the fragility but also the strength of containment, how much can be held before the surface breaks.
The composition features cafe latte dahlias, protea, banksia, zinnia, aster, roadside weeds, thistle, wild carrot, wild blackberry, Glass and water.
Photograph from Runa and Holly's Collection 5: Between Surface and Self
This body of work is a reflective study of Identity in motion as we age. A pondering of midlife shifts.
It explores the space between internal dialogue and external pressure and perceptions, between who we are, and who we think we should be.
In the blur of expectation and identity, this series is a quiet reclamation, shifting our story and letting go of surface narratives to reconnect with the beauty beneath.
The works were created using florals, glass and water, photographed in natural light. Images are blurred by gushing and ripping water poured across glass, the surface in motion, causing soft distortion. Others beneath the weight of the glass, forms warped under pressure. Metaphors of ones life beauty under pressure and change.
