HIKARI/HIKAGE (light and shadow)

This body of work explores impermanence, memory, and the quiet transformations that unfold over time. Rooted in the Japanese concepts of komorebi—light filtering through trees—and mono no aware—a sensitivity to the transient nature of things—I use slow, material-led processes to respond to place and change.

Sustainability is central to my practice. I work with techniques like eco-printing, cyanotype, natural dyeing, and embroidery, often combining them with painting and photography. Each work is grounded in the specific conditions of a place—seasonal shifts, local flora, light, and weather—encountered through regular walks on Wadawurrung Country.

These works build gradually, accumulating marks, impressions, and stains over time. I’m interested in how process can carry a sense of temporality—how materials absorb and record change. The work doesn't aim to preserve the natural world, but to move alongside it, acknowledging its rhythms and its transience.