TINAFIVEASH | PHOTO ARTIST

“My latest series, We Could Be Immortals, explores humankind’s religious/spiritual hope for immortality, through the construction of illusory billboards and signs, placed within the Australian landscape. In this work, the roadside billboard, advertising Paradise 5KM, presents a focal point onto which the viewer projects their own imagined vision of the elusive afterlife.”

“I created this work on 16th December 2014 - the day the #ILLRIDEWITHYOU hashtag went viral, in response to an increase of violence and intimidation directed at the Australian Muslims, during and immediately following the Sydney siege. The #ILLRIDEWITHYOU movement, conceived by Rachael Jacobs, sought to provide emotional and physical support to Muslims riding alone on public transport, via commuters posting/tweeting their bus/train routes on social media, offering to ride with anyone feeling threatened. Within 24-hrs of posting this work on Facebook, as an expression of my solidarity with the movement, it was shared 900+ times and had 74,000+ hits.”

“The unique connection between twins is known to extend beyond life itself. In many cases, when one twin dies, their co-twin will not only sense their passing, but receive visitations from the spirit of the deceased. This portrait of twin sisters, Tjana and Michelle, explores this sense of eternal connection.”