Ghosts of Gondwana – Solo Exhibition
In the company of trees
From Saturday 17 October to Sunday 1 November, I will be presenting Ghosts of Gondwana, a solo exhibition at The Little Red Cottage art + ecology space in Maleny.
This exhibition has grown slowly.
It began with an idea about Gondwana rainforest, deep time and the traces of ancient plant life that remain with us. Over the past year, that idea has shifted as I have spent time on a private property in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland.
The land there was once logged and later used for agriculture. It is now being carefully restored toward rainforest.
There are no untouched rainforest remnants on the property, but there are many old trees. Trees that have endured change. Trees that have remained through clearing, weather, growth and renewal. Trees that have become witnesses, survivors and companions.
The more time I spent there, the more the exhibition became less about proving direct botanical links to Gondwana and more about my emotional response to the trees themselves.
I have walked among them, photographed them, listened to them, looked closely at bark, leaves, roots, seeds, shadows and canopy. I have watched new growth gather around older trees. I have become increasingly aware of how much is held within a living landscape, and how much can return when a place is given care and time.
The work reflects my awe and respect for trees.
It also looks at endurance, resilience, vulnerability, tolerance, interconnectedness and belonging.
Through printmaking, artist books, photography, poetry and paper-based work, I have tried to respond to the trees as I have come to know them. Not as specimens, but as living presences.
Some of the species featured in the exhibition carry clear connections to ancient plant lineages. Others sit further along those evolutionary branches. Together, they speak to a much longer story of survival, adaptation and change.
This is not a scientific study.
It is an artist’s response to time spent with trees.
The exhibition also honours the people who own and care for the property. I am deeply grateful for the access they have given me and for the trust involved in allowing me to spend time there. Their ongoing work to restore the land forms an important part of the story behind this exhibition.
Ghosts of Gondwana is a hopeful exhibition.
It looks at a recovering landscape and asks what becomes possible when care continues.
I hope the work invites you to slow down, look closely and spend time in the company of trees.
Exhibition details
Ghosts of Gondwana
In the company of trees
Exhibition Dates
Saturday 17 October–Sunday 1 November 2026
Open 10am-4pm Thursday–Sunday
Tuesday–Wednesday by appointment
I will be at the exhibition each day it is open.
Opening Event
4-6pm Saturday 17 October 2026
Location
The Little Red Cottage art+ecology space
20 Coral Street, Maleny Qld 4552
