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(Michelle Tonkin)

Art Projects

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.

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.

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.

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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