Artist Profile Irene Lockhart

Lockhart’s immersive digital topographies transform ancient landscapes into a profound meditation on ecological resonance.

Artist Statement

There are many layers to this piece which take place within spiritual, historical, physical, and environmental contexts. The image aims to evoke the viewer and thus invoke a response. Perspectives is the main methodology which underpins Resonance. Through perspectives a map is transformed into an artwork thus presenting an opportunity for the observer to become immersed and a part of the image, just as they are a part of the world. The image Resonance aims to show the immense beauty present on the earth. This particular landscape is dated at over 2500 million of years old. Thus, the uniqueness of, and intrinsic importance of an ancient natural place is portrayed. Questions form around the destruction of these ancient, inspiring, and significant places by modern day land use practices (such as mining, agriculture, and land degradation).

Artist Biography

Irene Lockhart has a longstanding passion for biodiversity and a deep connection, admiration and gratitude of ecology and nature. Her qualifications include a BA in Landscape Management & Conservation, Masters of Teaching (specialising in Geography), Grad Cert in Theology (Saint Andrews Orthodox Theological College) and Cert in Bushland Regeneration. Irene resides in Australia and is passionate about her current role working in a retail nursery. In this role she enjoys assisting and empowering people with knowledge/tools as they interact and experience their personal encounter with nature. As a mother of a 5 year old she has found art has given her an outlet, allowing her to use her qualifications and experience to express, question, inquire, observe, reflect, provoke, educate, and learn.