Horizons began with a vision to bring together artists whose practices are deeply connected to the natural world and who share a sensitivity to landscape and a commitment to working in response to place. I invited 10 creatives to spend time together immersed in the environment of Waychinicup National Park on Menang Noongar Boodja in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The intention was to share time in the landscape, observe closely, and create authentic responses grounded in the experience of place.

Horizons is eight visual artists Nikki Green, Carly Le Cerf, Anita Phillips, Melissa Boughey, Davey Neil, Jaelle Pedroli, Jacinda Bayne and Jessica Holliday, alongside two sound artists, Tom Allum and Jean-Michel Maujean. The artists live and work across regional and metropolitan Western Australia, their practices shaped by a deep engagement with the natural environment. Working across visual and sound practices, they respond directly to the landscapes that inspire them. For all of the artists in this show, place is both subject and muse.

The exhibition grew from time spent together camped in the majestic Waychinicup National Park in November 2025. Each artist responded directly to the landscape, working within the shifting conditions, atmosphere and rhythms of place. Arriving through heavy rain, we encountered a landscape heightened by weather. The native flora glowed against a grey sky, punctuated by muted coastal tones. The elements of wind and rain became part of the experience, shaping the way we observed and responded to the landscape.

Many of the works in Horizons were conceived while on location, artists doing their best in some pretty challenging conditions. Each work in this exhibition began with direct observation and immersion in the landscape, carrying not only visual references but the embodied experience of the place. The colour, movement, sound and atmosphere of Waychinicup continue to resonate through the finished works. The powerful energy of the landscape remains embedded within the layers, sounds and gestures of the artists’ marks, giving the works an authenticity that speaks directly of place.

The consistent horizontal format and shared scale of the visual works, reflect the rugged, and shifting horizons of Waychinicup, becoming a unifying device that allows each visual artist’s individual language to emerge within a shared format. The sound compositions by Tom Allum and Jean-Michel Maujean further weave the works together, grounding the exhibition in a shared sense of place while allowing diverse responses to unfold.

Time spent together in Waychinicup fostered a strong creative exchange. Conversations revealed the many ways each artists shape a life in honour of their practice, balancing the demands of everyday life with a deep commitment to making work that is centred around place. There is something profoundly powerful about a collective of artists gathered in the landscape, sharing what they notice, reflecting together and responding through their own creative language. That level of attentiveness enriched the work and forged a strong sense of connection, and I feel deeply grateful to have shared in the experience.

Ultimately, Horizons reflects the important role of the artist: to notice and respond in their unique artistic voice. Waychinicup reminds us that the natural world operates entirely on its own terms. Our role as artists is not to control it, but to observe closely and translate that experience through our own visual language.

The resulting exhibition is a layered response to place, atmospheric, contemplative and grounded in a shared experience of landscape. I thank each artist for their wholesome commitment and their unique creative voice which has come together to create something very special to share with the wider Australian community.

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Nyisztor Studio, Fremantle

30 May – 14 June 2026