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In 2022 Binna Burra Lodge invited me to create my signature biochrome images on the Binna Burra Cultural Landscape, as the inaugural Artist-in-Residence (AiR) in the legacy of Vida Lahey, a prominent Queensland artist and educator (1882 – 1968), and I was greatly honoured to receive this opportunity.

This artwork is part of my Gondwanan Biochromes series, which explores plants with lineages tracing back to the ancient supercontinent Gondwana. Created through my biochrome process, the work emerges from a collaboration with natural forces—plant matter, microbes, and time. Together, they shape the image through cycles of decay and transformation with photographic materials.

The Geebung, known for its fleshy fruits, has endured for millennia. Its sweet, nourishing berries and medicinal qualities have long supported humans, strengthening connections between people, plants, and place through acts of harvest, care, and reciprocity.

I developed this work during an artist residency at Binna Burra, in the Yugambeh region, within the World Heritage Gondwana Rainforests of Australia, Woonoongoora / Lamington National Park, Queensland. Here, I engaged deeply with the landscape, studied native flora, and consulted with paleobotanist Dr Ray Carpenter.

By allowing natural processes to leave their trace, Geebung (Persoonia species) Healing Sweet Snack reflects on impermanence, resilience, and ecological interdependence. It invites viewers to consider the unseen work of microbes, the balance between growth and decay, and the wisdom carried by plants whose stories stretch across deep time.

This artwork is also available in a large textile format. It was first exhibited at Binna Burra Pottery Shed in December 2022, a textile hanging, 197 x 85cm, in edition of 3. Please enquire via my contact page.