honorable mention
Bodhi Del Mar australiaPhoto © Bodhi Del Mar
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Africa II Ad Astra
After studying commercial photography and working in the industry for 10 years, Bodhi deep dived into a creative cocoon and relaunched as an independent artist in 2014. Her whimsical and metaphorical artworks often speak to both her outer and inner world experiences, using surreal colour and recurring symbols to represent the human psyche and spirit.
With photography as her springboard she continues to experiment with a wide range of media to develop her own unique arts practice; including composite photography, cold glass, vinyl, stenciling and painting. (both on canvas and humans).
"As I explore the outer, so I explore the inner. I’m deeply compelled to examine our connection to the natural world and how this parallels the connection we have to our highest self. I’m drawn to psychology, symbolism and the journey of the human soul, often using recurring metaphors to tap into and shine a light into the deep
subconscious. Each dream-like scene is intended to thoroughly delight and amplify a childlike curiosity and spirit - to hopefully inspire a more mindful heart and heartened mind."
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entry description
This photograph is part of a surreal series exploring the journey of the human psyche; from our own darkness (subconscious) to our light (conscious). Each animal that was photographed in the African wilds now finds itself absurdly confined in an unnatural structure. The whimsical, dream-like nature and symbology is intended to thoroughly delight and amplify a childlike curiosity and spirit and to hopefully inspire a more mindful heart and heartened mind. It is only from dreaming that we are able to awaken.about the photographer
Bodhi Del Mar is a photographer & visual artist based on the Gold Coast, Australia.After studying commercial photography and working in the industry for 10 years, Bodhi deep dived into a creative cocoon and relaunched as an independent artist in 2014. Her whimsical and metaphorical artworks often speak to both her outer and inner world experiences, using surreal colour and recurring symbols to represent the human psyche and spirit.
With photography as her springboard she continues to experiment with a wide range of media to develop her own unique arts practice; including composite photography, cold glass, vinyl, stenciling and painting. (both on canvas and humans).
"As I explore the outer, so I explore the inner. I’m deeply compelled to examine our connection to the natural world and how this parallels the connection we have to our highest self. I’m drawn to psychology, symbolism and the journey of the human soul, often using recurring metaphors to tap into and shine a light into the deep
subconscious. Each dream-like scene is intended to thoroughly delight and amplify a childlike curiosity and spirit - to hopefully inspire a more mindful heart and heartened mind."
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