Noosa Art Prize 2026 Finalist · No. 46
Morrison Polkinghorne
Three river delta #8
- Medium
- Homemade lotus ink on paper
- Size
- 55 × 71 cm
- Artist based in
- Pinnaroo, SA
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About the work
Three River Delta #8 continues my exploration of rivers and deltas, forms that have repeatedly appeared in my work since living in Cambodia.
I use an ink I made from lotus petals collected from Cambodian temples after they have been offered and died. A minimum of twelve months is required to make the ink. Using a freshly cut lotus stalk, it is inked onto the paper.
This work contains 3,944 lotus impressions. Through repetition, the marks accumulate and begin to form waterways, tributaries and the shifting edges of the delta.
My background as a passementier and weaver has always involved repetition, pattern and counting. In this work those same processes become my artistic process, where thousands of small individual impressions gradually become a larger landscape.
What you see within this work, I leave to you.
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Collection and delivery
This work is on show at The J, Noosa, until the exhibition closes on 29 October. Works bought during the exhibition stay on the wall until then, and we'll be in touch after purchase to arrange collection or delivery.
Questions about this work? Email info@thenongallery.com.au.
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