{"product_id":"the-shifting-boundary-between-states","title":"The Shifting Boundary Between States original","description":"\u003cp\u003e91.5 x 91.5cm\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eacrylic, texture medium, oil stick on canvas\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUNFRAMED.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efor framing please select the “framed” option and allow 3-4 weeks for framing and dispatch. when selecting shipping choose the original option.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eARTIST STATEMENT\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy practice is concerned with the unseen structures that shape human experience - energetic, spiritual, and psychological. I work from the premise that the world is not solely material, but layered: what we see is only one dimension of a broader field of perception.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis painting considers the instability of form and the limitations of surface. The figures are intentionally obscured, their outlines blurred to resist immediate recognition. I’m interested in how clarity is often substituted for truth - how what’s easily seen or defined is mistaken as more real. A sharp outline, a simple story, a resolved image can feel satisfying, but often conceal the deeper, more complex reality beneath.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe upper figure is suspended in a textured, delineated space. A visual threshold that evokes the shifting boundary between states: land and sea, seen and unseen, self and other. Below, two indistinct figures remain on the edge of recognition, present, but not fully formed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll my work begins with a felt sense, an intuitive reading of what sits beneath language. In this piece, I’m exploring metaphysical tension: the pull between embodiment and spirit, between what is known and what remains inaccessible.\r\nRather than illustrating a narrative, the painting acts as a container for atmosphere. It’s not concerned with resolution. It holds space for ambiguity, asking the viewer to engage with what resists naming.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Saltwater Woman","offers":[{"title":"framed","offer_id":47208900133035,"sku":null,"price":3995.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"UNFRAMED","offer_id":47208900165803,"sku":null,"price":3495.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/6778\/7179\/files\/the-shifting-boundary-between-states_361963dd-e125-48d1-a0f7-eeb4de26a0b0.jpg?v=1780976875","url":"https:\/\/www.saltwaterwoman.com.au\/products\/the-shifting-boundary-between-states","provider":"Saltwater Woman","version":"1.0","type":"link"}