The cameraless photographs in Swell express the fascinating and ethereal beauty of tidal passage from beneath ocean waves to the shoreline. The delicate translucency and unusual structures have been enlarged to reveal a myriad of forms and textures. Intricate seaweed fragments, sand and shells, with creatures that might occupy rockpools or seaweed forests provide an experience of our near-shore oceans. These natural specimens used were collected from beaches in the northern and eastern suburbs of Sydney.

Compositions emerge from the blackest depths or float in the light of a watery surface but are held in motion. Captured in the darkroom by floating seaweeds in water and exposed in direct contact with the surface of photographic film. The photographs provide an immersive, emotional and aesthetic response to the seaside and ocean life inspired by a childhood nostalgia for beach-combing, fascination with historic photographic processes and early botanical practices. 

Gaffa Gallery curated group exhibition featuring unique cameraless photographs from 'Silver traces'. This ongoing series exploring natural matter: leaves, weeds, ferns, flowers, seaweeds and insects. The process and approach to depicting the natural world is inspired by 19th century print photography, science and botanical artists working in the late Victorian era. This exhibition was generously supported by City of Sydney.

The Corner Gallery exhibition of ‘Silver Traces’. A series of cameraless photographs inspired by early print photography and items collected or propagated from nature, referencing botanists and artists of the 19th century.