River

Drawing on a range of innovative techniques using handmade washi paper, relief printing and audio, ‘River’ is an ambitious site-specific installation and soundscape, informed by the changing ecology of Birrarung (Yarra River) that winds its way through northeast Victoria, Australia.

Utilising the full height of the available gallery space, large sheets of printed washi paper are suspended from the ceiling and flow across the floor. Combined with audio recorded from specific sites along the Birrarung the viewer is invited into an intimate and constructed realm. Moving through the immersive and sensory gallery space, folded, crumpled and layered printed washi paper imitate the crests and troughs of an ancient waterway and repetitive printed marks suggest refraction of light, mist and shadow.

My recent works are created through a continuous process of experimentation and innovative printing techniques forming a unique visual language that explores the materiality of constructed paper and reflects on the ecology of oceans and river systems. ‘River’ provides an opportunity for sustained interaction and poetically reveals the textural and printed qualities of my creative process while suggesting the transience and fragility of natural habitats as sites of contemplation.