Matt Hewson
Torquay artist Ingrid Daniell will unveil her latest body of work when her new show Time in Thin Places opens at Boom Gallery next weekend.
A prolific painter, Daniell’s new exhibition will feature 15 works in her trademark style, drawing on her experience of nature in the diverse Australian landscape.
Since shifting her practice away from textiles and costume design a decade ago, Daniell’s painting has continued to evolve, incorporating new techniques and materials while refining the core elements that define her style.
Daniell said “having a conversation with what’s going on in the world” had become an important part of her work.
“I’ve started to bring the work into more of a symbolic abstract sort of landscape, so it’s no longer strictly ‘this is Point Addis or Jan Juc done in my style’,” Daniell said.
“Bringing in little elements that speak to the deeper meaning of that symbolism has been really important.
“It’s deeply personal. The work that I do is always layered with a lot of introspection; it’s my way to communicate.”
Time in Thin Places speaks to the fragility of our world and a spiritual connection to place, creating a sense of the unknowable that exists within nature.
“There is a sort of symbolism of how fragile our climate is… that immediate and acute risk of us, as humans, overheating our Earth,” Daniell said.
“So there is that play on words (in the exhibition title), that sense that there is a very thin veil between what’s happening, that veil between life and the afterlife.”
Time in Thin Places is at Boom Gallery from April 26 to May 18.
