Cicada Dance Lines II

The Cicada Dance lines II folio represents a long process of photographic exploration, reflection, and resolution. Aesthetically the sepia digital photograms show a playful, narrative quality. However, a story of tension and disruption has evolved. It revolves around the predictability of the seasons and the chaos that occurs when bushfires and drought disrupt the natural environment. The Jungian mandalas represents a process of internalisation creating a centring force that brings order to the chaos that ensures after environmental destabilisation from catastrophic events. The aesthetic quality and free flowing cyanotype compositions of botanist Anna Atkins (1799-1871) has also served as inspiration for these photograms.