Image: Rosina Possingham, All up in the air, 2024
The Department of Premier and Cabinet invited Guildhouse to facilitate the commission of a new artwork for the front cover of the Artists at Work Taskforce final report to the South Australian Minister of the Arts.
The Artists at Work Taskforce is an advisory body established to develop high-level independent advice to the Minister on issues relating to work insecurity, income inequality and challenges experienced by some South Australian artists and creatives.
The cover art for the Artists at Work Taskforce report captures the chaotic rhythm of creative life. Photocollage elements depict hands in dynamic motion, juggling blurred balls suspended mid-air, symbolizing the uncertainty of balancing a creative practice.
A surreal, dreamlike atmosphere emerges from the highly stylized colour scheme, evoking a hazy, never-ending juggle. The gritty, textured background adds depth by grounding the dreamy hands and floating balls. The work highlights the precariousness of keeping a creative practice afloat, a place where ideas and responsibilities are constantly in motion. It questions the complexity of knowing when something has landed, echoing the uncertainty that often comes with artistic labour/creative work, while celebrating the resilience and fluidity of artists.
I am a photographic artist based in Kaurna Yerta (Adelaide, South Australia). My practice is concerned with challenging people to experience landscapes and environments in a new way, through analogue photography, alternative printing practice and printmaking. Integral to my art practice is learning sustainable analogue techniques from living people and applying them alongside my background with digital photography and 3-D modelling. I am particularly interested in native Australian flora and ecology and presenting these complex structures in new ways through a blend of analogue and digital experimentation.
My art practice encompasses on-the-ground research with both field experts and community members, studio experimentation, gallery exhibitions, and community workshops.
My work integrates both traditional analogue techniques with contemporary digital mediums, particularly focusing on digital strategies with environmental themes. Recent explorations in screen printing, cyanotypes demonstrate my commitment to addressing environmental concerns. I am motivated to bring to light the stories and contributions of ecological activists striving to protect our environment and understand their unique perspectives of knowledge.
I have a Master’s degree in Visual Art and Design from the University of South Australia (2016), and my recent major projects, such as ‘Herding Caterpillars’ a play transformed into a virtual reality experience, have earned recognition, including a finalist award for innovation from Conservation SA.
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