Beyond the Shadows (Series)
Solo Exhibition
Overview
'Beyond the Shadows,' seeks to ignite vision for transformation and growth—for a future beyond the shadows of current circumstance. It gathers together a selection of the artist's works on topics such as loss, isolation and depression; inviting the viewer to look deeper into the symbolism of the images, which point at a way forwards.
Each work is accompanied by it's own story, which can be read alongside the artwork details below.
Artworks
Series: Messengers (Triptych)
This series is about being in a dark place and the 'Messengers' we carry with us—our personal patrons of the future. Always there, not always acknowledged.
The three images work together to tell the full story. 'Through the Black' (Image 2 below), shows a character in the darkness, presented with a choice: Acknowledge her 'Messenger' and reach toward the light ('Rouse,' Image 1), or stay in it ('Recluse,' Image 3).
The ever-present moth, represents this 'Messenger.' Being creatures that seek light and undergo transformation, they represent that one thought (perhaps of a loved one, an experience not yet had, or whatever it might be) that brings us back to life.
'Rouse,' 2020
Series: Messengers (Triptych)
32 X 40CM | EDITION OF 15 + 2AP | 390€*
There are moments in our darkest places, when we remember what we live for and feel that pull back into life. It's those moments and thoughts that save us—acting as 'Messengers'—reminding us that we have a future, as hard as it may feel to reach toward.
'Through the Black,' 2021
Series: Messengers (Triptych)
32 X 40CM | EDITION OF 15 + 2AP | 390€*
She stepped out of the world and into the black. She sat there, in the emptiness. Nothing remained, not even the wind had crossed over with her. There was just darkness—and some of herself; not even her body really, just her—whatever that was. The void was most of her, as the nothingness took over her body, wherever that was. Not many of her thoughts remained, nor memories or plans. Time itself didn't exist there, in the most nothing of places. And when she was the most absolute form of alone and little of her remained connected to the earth or anything in it, through the black, her 'Messenger' came...
'Recluse,' 2020
Series: Messengers (Triptych)
32 X 40CM | EDITION OF 15 + 2AP | 390€*
Even in the darkness, the 'Messenger' is ever present and waiting to be found.
Series: Of the Light (Diptych)
"You are all children of the light and children of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness." - Saint Paul
This diptych is a reminder of the light we carry; even in the darkest of times and places. The moths symbolise the pull of that light and the potential for transformation we all contain.
‘Of the Light I,’ 2021
Series: Of the Light (Diptych)
32 X 40CM | EDITION OF 10 + 2AP | 390€*
52 X 65CM | EDITION OF 5 + 1AP | 780€*
80 X 100CM | EDITION OF 2 + 1AP | 1560€*
‘Of the Light II,’ 2022
Series: Of the Light (Diptych)
32 X 40CM | EDITION OF 10 + 2AP | 390€*
52 X 65CM | EDITION OF 5 + 1AP | 780€*
80 X 100CM | EDITION OF 2 + 1AP | 1560€*
Series: Helping Hands
These 'Helping Hands' reach into the darkness. Moth ‘Messengers’ are drawn to the light and remind us of the transformation that is possible.
‘HELPING HAND I,’ 2022
Series: HELPING HANDS
12 X 12CM | EDITION OF 50 + 2AP | 85€*
32 X 32CM | EDITION OF 20 + 1AP | 345€*
‘HELPING HAND II,’ 2022
Series: HELPING HANDS
12 X 12CM | EDITION OF 50 + 2AP | 85€*
32 X 32CM | EDITION OF 20 + 1AP | 345€*
Individual Works
‘Prey,’ 2022
32 X 40CM | EDITION OF 10 + 2AP | 390€*
52 X 65CM | EDITION OF 5 + 1AP | 780€*
80 X 100CM | EDITION OF 2 + 1AP | 1560€*
The bird of prey sits grounded, the clouds in her skin a reminder of the air—her freedom, her power, her home.
The hunter turned prey, gathers her strength again.
'Gone to Seed,’ 2021
32 X 40CM | EDITION OF 10 + 2AP | 390€*
52 X 65CM | EDITION OF 5 + 1AP | 780€*
80 X 100CM | EDITION OF 2 + 1AP | 1560€*
Even when it seems all is lost, if you look closely, there may be seeds of potential hidden in plain sight...
Wildflowers don't really die. They turn to seed; containing all they need to start again. Such a reflection of us as humans - containing so much inbuilt potential; able to start over, even when it seems all is lost.
This image is for anyone who feels enveloped in loss. Maybe something has gone to seed like the wildflowers. Countless possibilites might spring up in a new season.
'Return to Aotearoa,' 2022
32 X 40CM | EDITION OF 10 + 2AP | 390€*
52 X 65CM | EDITION OF 5 + 1AP | 780€*
80 X 100CM | EDITION OF 2 + 1AP | 1560€*
This piece was created on the artist's first return to her home country, New Zealand, post Covid-19. New Zealand closed it's borders to it's own citizens for the duration of the pandemic, causing many kiwis to be displaced around the world, as visas fell through and circumstances changed.
This image is an expression of the death of freedom experienced in this time, as well as the new perspectives that came out of it.
The bird the subject holds, represents freedom in a broad sense, as well as the literal ability to fly. The New Zealand fern that springs from the bird, symbolises new growth, as well as a sense of attachment to the homeland in New Zealand culture.
'Pupae,’ 2021
32 X 40CM | EDITION OF 10 + 2AP | 390€*
52 X 65CM | EDITION OF 5 + 1AP | 780€*
80 X 100CM | EDITION OF 2 + 1AP | 1560€*
What is love?
The online definition of a 'pupa,' is the life stage of some insects undergoing transformation between immature and mature stages.
We undergo so many transformations as people. It's a commonly held belief these days that we change so much in our lifetimes, that we might just change ourselves out of our relationships. But what if we give up too easy? What if we can undergo transformations together - allowing for one another, making it not all about ourselves as individuals, but about the best for the other?
I think that's love. Sometimes it's painful and uncomfortable and we can only hope to emerge together intact.
'Hatchling,’ 2022
32 X 40CM | EDITION OF 10 + 2AP | 390€*
52 X 65CM | EDITION OF 5 + 1AP | 780€*
80 X 100CM | EDITION OF 2 + 1AP | 1560€*
Growth often happens in darkness, but by the light we see it.
This character has newly undergone transformation. Baby wings have begun to spring from her back, as the plaster and bangages that helped her heal, fall away.
New strength and resolve gathers, to discover a yet unfamiliar world...
