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(Michelle Tonkin)

Selected works

Damchö, Intent; outer, inner and secret (2026). A seated meditator in black cradles a hand-blown glass sphere, surrounded by clear glass spheres.

Damchö, Intent; outer, inner and secret (2026). A seated meditator in black cradles a hand-blown glass sphere, surrounded by clear glass spheres.

Intent; outer, inner and secret

Reading Unravelling the Intent Sūtra (2026): a single clear hand-blown glass orb resting on a pale grey surface.

Reading Unravelling the Intent Sūtra (2026): a single clear hand-blown glass orb resting on a pale grey surface.

Reading Unravelling the Intent Sūtra

Installation view of litoralis: a 55-inch screen lies flat on a steel floor plate showing rippling tidal water, before a wall alcove from which a sheet of unpigmented latex descends and pools on the floor.

Installation view of litoralis: a 55-inch screen lies flat on a steel floor plate showing rippling tidal water, before a wall alcove from which a sheet of unpigmented latex descends and pools on the floor.

Artist in a gold dress moving slowly alongside a softly lit, black inflatable structure, with golden ambient light filtering through the surface.

Artist in a gold dress moving slowly alongside a softly lit, black inflatable structure, with golden ambient light filtering through the surface.

Formless Intimacies

Installation view of Puckering Sky showing a suspended weather balloon above a framed lawn, with two participants reaching across the balloon and clasping hands, causing its surface to pucker.

Installation view of Puckering Sky showing a suspended weather balloon above a framed lawn, with two participants reaching across the balloon and clasping hands, causing its surface to pucker.

Black-and-white video still showing a large balloon on a studio backdrop with the artist’s head emerging through its surface, hair tousled, breathing fresh air.

Black-and-white video still showing a large balloon on a studio backdrop with the artist’s head emerging through its surface, hair tousled, breathing fresh air.

Subscendental Birth

A sequence of four photographs capturing individuals inflating plain latex balloons, each balloon marked with one letter — L, O, V, and E — with the balloons partially obscuring the participants' faces, emphasising gesture and intention over identity.

A sequence of four photographs capturing individuals inflating plain latex balloons, each balloon marked with one letter — L, O, V, and E — with the balloons partially obscuring the participants' faces, emphasising gesture and intention over identity.

Make Love Your Practise

The heroine image for Bodhi Unbound depicts Damchö seated in a half-lotus posture, wearing a full-body black latex catsuit with hood, her face uncovered and smiling gently. Her hands form the lotus bud at her heart, in a gesture of prayer. Behind her, a verdant Bodhi leaf motif radiates a subtle vitality, grounding the scene in the symbolism of awakening and renewal. The juxtaposition of latex, body, and sacred imagery quietly reflects the project’s enquiry into freedom, discipline, and transformation.

The heroine image for Bodhi Unbound depicts Damchö seated in a half-lotus posture, wearing a full-body black latex catsuit with hood, her face uncovered and smiling gently. Her hands form the lotus bud at her heart, in a gesture of prayer. Behind her, a verdant Bodhi leaf motif radiates a subtle vitality, grounding the scene in the symbolism of awakening and renewal. The juxtaposition of latex, body, and sacred imagery quietly reflects the project’s enquiry into freedom, discipline, and transformation.

Installation view of One Moon showing suspended scrolls of paper with green ink lotus drawings at head height, connected by a red thread running through each bloom along a narrow walkway.

Installation view of One Moon showing suspended scrolls of paper with green ink lotus drawings at head height, connected by a red thread running through each bloom along a narrow walkway.

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