The Picturesque is a Ruse

Above a drawing board my gloved hand gestures alongside a kaleidoscope of Australian painted lady butterflies. On the board lies the blemished panoramic plan of Colonial Anglo painter, John Glover’s former estate, drafted in 1835. Compressed within the compass of a circle, a pink target has been overlaid, drawing focus to the home at its center where my forefinger lingers over a pinned butterfly. Here, my musings surrounding femininity, domesticity, and home are imbedded within the landscape. In this setting, I ruminate about metamorphoses, reflecting on the past, while looking towards the possibilities of tomorrow.

Work documentation by Rosie Hastie