postcards from hindsight

7th November - 14th November 2019
Curatorial & Co. / Project Gallery 90 Solo Exhibition

'Dear, I fell softly onto the sand to watch the moon rise' 2019 124cm x 124cm Acyrlic on cotton canvas

'Dear, Remember when shadows paved the way to Nirvana' 2019 134cm x 164cm Acyrlic on cotton canvas

'Dear, Low tide revealed shells as far as they eye could see' 2019 134cm x 164cm Acyrlic on cotton canvas

‘Dear, I basked on the hot granite rocks as the high tide washed the tea tree stain from the river’ 2019 100cm x 140cm Acrylic on cotton canvas — *‘Dear, I basked on the hot granite rocks as the high tide washed the tea tree stain from the river’* 2019 100cm x 140cm Acrylic on cotton canvas

‘Dear, the most beautiful rose glow radiated in the sky’ 2019 100cm x 140cm Acrylic on cotton canvas

'Dear, I feel like I have stepped back into an ancient world' 2019 100cm x 85cm Acrylic on cotton canvas

'Dear, the days were still and the lagoon a divine retreat from the open ocean' 2019 100cm x 85cm Acyrlic on cotton canvas

‘Dear, the secret spot you showed me was magical although the track down to the beach was overgrown so we had to look out for snakes’ 2019 84cm x 50cm Acyrlic/Synthetic Polymer on Belgium Linen

'Dear, The cicadas sang to the warmth of the day and the beach shimmered in the summer haze' 2019 56cm x 44cm Acyrlic/Synthetic Polymer on Belgium Linen

‘Dear, the warm sand called us out of the shade into the cool of the ocean’ 2019 56cm x 44cm Acyrlic/Synthetic Polymer on Belgium Linen

‘Dear, the sunrise was like a beacon guiding me into the most beautiful day’ 2019 56cm x 44cm Acyrlic/Synthetic Polymer on Belgium Linen

'Dear, Its like the sun’s rays part the branches and pave the path to bliss’ 2019 56cm x 44cm Acyrlic/Synthetic Polymer on Belgium Linen

'Dear, I had the strangest dreams under the full moon, that is when I could draw myself away from its gaze to sleep ’ 2019 56cm x 44cm Acyrlic/Synthetic Polymer on Belgium Linen

'Dear, I took a dip in the moon lit ocean, from the cool the moon shadows looked like crystals shimmering in the cliffs ’ 2019 56cm x 44cm Acyrlic/Synthetic Polymer on Belgium Linen

'Dear, As the sun set over the lagoon, a crescent moon hung in the dusk sky, all else turned to shadow’ 2019 56cm x 44cm Oil & Acyrlic on Belgium Linen

Postcards from Hindsight

Postcards from Hindsight explores moments in time, the atmosphere, mystery and magic in the places I have experienced in my life. The merging of my memories of experience in the landscapes and the feelings that arose during the process of painting enhanced an even more intimate and intense connection to the environment and time.

From the luxury of hindsight; I often idealize memories of times had on holiday, and yet when I really connect to the moments surrounding the beautiful memory there is often drama, pain, discomfort, imperfection. Hindsight feels beautiful, and yet these memories have sat with me through reflection on the feelings during past time had, yet looking back at how beautiful life was, our beaches were; is just a veneer to the foundation of these moments; all caught in the ominous creep of Anthropocene.

As I painted each work I wrote a postcard to myself, a statement to capture the moment I longed to reach back too.

Surrounded by time, memory, like a dream; transported back to sacred, ancient lands; fragile and precious, fleeting. Hindsight is a human and subjective measure of time; it haunts us and tempts us with places, experiences we can no longer visit.

Postcards from Hindsight, explores the recent past, the dream like fate of life and how this connects us to the earth.

What struck me in remembering moments of awe of this incredible country is sadly the inescapable impact in our short but destructive Anthropocene age.

I continue to explore our earth as a fragile beauty on the verge of a dystopian relic, juxtaposed with the hopeful romantic view of seemingly untouched idyllic lands; highlighting the threat of climate change on our fragile and precious environment in the age of Anthropocene.

Postcards from Hindsight - Curatorial & Co