Christian Thompson AO, The Shortest Day (Flower Wall), 2024. C-type print on Slickrock Metallic Paper, four panels 120 x 120cm (each). Courtesy: the artist and Sarah Scout Presents, Melbourne.

Christian Thompson’s work explores notions of identity, cultural hybridity, and history—often referring to the relationships between these concepts and the environment. Formally trained as a sculptor, Thompson’s multidisciplinary practice engages mediums such as photography, video, sculpture, performance, and sound. For Limerence, Thompson presents a suite of his signature immersive large-scale Flower Walls, where his features are obscured by or emerging from native flora.

As Thompson notes,  “…the flower walls are a direct reflection of my upbringing with a strong connection to the natural world, and that is Aboriginal culture. It’s interesting because I used to wear the flowers and now it seems like the flowers ‘wear’ me. I’m inside this floral constellation.”

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