Bouquet No 11

This work comes from a deeply personal place—shaped by the trauma and regeneration I witnessed during the devastating 2019–20 Australian bushfires. I began by scanning pieces of burnt timber and charred textures from the aftermath, combining them with AI-generated flora to create digital collages that hold both grief and hope. The metallic petals, the scorched and fragile forms—they echo a landscape under threat, but also suggest something ceremonial, like an offering to what’s been lost and what might still survive.

For me, this process is about holding space for both mourning and renewal. Fusing organic remnants with digital tools lets me explore the tension between destruction and the possibility of new growth. This work is a tribute, a reckoning, and a quiet call for climate awareness.