Portrait of a Rainforest No 2

Portrait of a Rainforest No. 2 reflects on how human and technological intervention reshapes our relationship with nature. Created using photographs from my month in the World Heritage-listed Blue Mountains—merged with AI-generated imagery—the work blurs the line between real and artificial, exploring the fragile beauty of a landscape under threat from climate change, deforestation, and invasive species.

The raw power of the rainforest is undeniable, but so is its vulnerability. In this piece, AI functions not just as a visual tool but as a metaphor for the growing distortion of wild spaces by human hands. The tension between organic and synthetic elements mirrors our uneasy coexistence with the natural world.

This work is both reflection and warning: a call to protect what remains—not just for biodiversity, but for the sense of awe and connection that only wild places can offer.