'Ode to Breast' Digital Print on Paper, 2025. Finalist, Wollongong Art Prize, Wollongong Art Gallery.
'Ode to Breast' Digital Print on Paper, 2025. Finalist, Wollongong Art Prize, Wollongong Art Gallery.
Amali (2025) Digital Print on Paper - Finalist, 40 under 40 Art Prize, Butter Factory Arts Centre, Cooroy.
I was there when Amali entered the world. Born via C-section, she was placed in my arms while her mums tummy was being stitched up. For her life's first hour, it was just us. She fit perfectly along my forearm, weightless. Now, at twenty, she has long since outgrown that space. She exists between the child she was and the person she is becoming. Chaos surrounds her as she faces the heavy expectations placed on young women. Yet, she clings to her teddy like a life raft. Under the banner of House Slytherin — our shared allegiance — she kneels in the light of transformation, luminous. This image captures my niece in transition, almost swallowed by her world but daring to shine through. It is a portrait of becoming.
I was there when Amali entered the world. Born via C-section, she was placed in my arms while her mums tummy was being stitched up. For her life's first hour, it was just us. She fit perfectly along my forearm, weightless. Now, at twenty, she has long since outgrown that space. She exists between the child she was and the person she is becoming. Chaos surrounds her as she faces the heavy expectations placed on young women. Yet, she clings to her teddy like a life raft. Under the banner of House Slytherin — our shared allegiance — she kneels in the light of transformation, luminous. This image captures my niece in transition, almost swallowed by her world but daring to shine through. It is a portrait of becoming.
