SONIA MARTIGNON
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Acrylic on hand-cut plywood 61 x 91cm
Entering the shadowy realms of the Northern Territory’s viridescent waterways elicits a sense of both awe and trepidation. They promise a tranquil respite but conceal many possible dangers, not least the formidable saltwater crocodile. These submerged landscapes feel familiar yet fantastically different. Restricted colours, strange vegetation, tree limbs askew, hefty but somehow weightless. Being underwater is such a peaceful, solitary experience. Very foreign, very beautiful, very intriguing…striking in its absence of human habitation.