There is a point at which looking becomes impossible. In this illuminated work, the crucifixion and its surrounding colours resist sustained attention — blurring, fading, pulling the eye away. At a point, I become unsure of what I am looking at. It is, for me, something of what it means to see God.
Breathe, Shine and Seek to Mend #3 is a series of ten small paintings exhibited at Two Folk Espresso, Hobart, 2026. Each work uses the Christian cross — in its presence or absence — to trace a personal journey through the tensions of faith. Drawing on scripture and history, the works explore love and loss, hope and sorrow, restoration and destruction, wonder and rage. Taken together, they are neither a defence of faith nor a rejection of it. They do not retell. They confess.
These paintings use a wide variety of mediums, while all limited by the standard 25cm by 30cm birch board base. They can appear like religious icons, pieces of jewellery, children’s paintings, light shows, vanity mirrors and much more. Special note: The artwork is illuminated, using low powered LED lights. It requires a USB port to power it.
There is a point at which looking becomes impossible. In this illuminated work, the crucifixion and its surrounding colours resist sustained attention — blurring, fading, pulling the eye away. At a point, I become unsure of what I am looking at. It is, for me, something of what it means to see God.
Breathe, Shine and Seek to Mend #3 is a series of ten small paintings exhibited at Two Folk Espresso, Hobart, 2026. Each work uses the Christian cross — in its presence or absence — to trace a personal journey through the tensions of faith. Drawing on scripture and history, the works explore love and loss, hope and sorrow, restoration and destruction, wonder and rage. Taken together, they are neither a defence of faith nor a rejection of it. They do not retell. They confess.
These paintings use a wide variety of mediums, while all limited by the standard 25cm by 30cm birch board base. They can appear like religious icons, pieces of jewellery, children’s paintings, light shows, vanity mirrors and much more. Special note: The artwork is illuminated, using low powered LED lights. It requires a USB port to power it.
