The Salons

Chrissie Cotter Gallery, Camperdown

‘Baptism Subvert’

2022

4 x A1 matter photographic prints, cotton rag 310gsm

Piece 1 - piece us together, AP (1/20) 

Piece 2 -  ebb as flow, AP (1/20) 

Piece 3 - shine for sunday ,AP (1/20) 

Piece 4 - all will glow. AP (1/20)

Thea Elder is a film photographer living and working across the unceded Cadigal/Gadigal land of the Eora Nation (Sydney). Thea's practice is experiential and involves exploring landscapes and people, allowing her mind to weave her poetry through the physical act of taking photographs in order to create final images that reflect the dreamscapes she has wandered through in her mind. Her self-portrait work, as well as her work which focuses on the feminine paired with the natural, explores bodies as poetry, and poetry as healing. This is an area she aims to expand on in years to come. Thea is currently exploring the medium of cyanotype, and 8mm videography, aiming to produce short films that incorporate her poetry and love of mystical realism. She is open for commission and contract based work.