San Nhi is an emerging artist pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts at Monash University, specialising in printmaking, photography, and painting. Their work captures the subtleties of everyday life while exploring themes of mindfulness and the fleeting nature of moments. Through innovative layering and experimental techniques, San Nhi reimagines familiar scenes, inviting emotional engagement. Inspired by reflections during the COVID-19 pandemic, their art explores light and shadow, symbolising the balance between clarity and ambiguity in our experiences.
Between Light and Memory
This series features double exposures crafted from 210mm x 297mm acetate sheets, emphasising the delicate balance between transparency and opacity while enriching the emotional depth of the experience. It delves into the interplay of light and shadow, capturing moments of clarity amidst life's unpredictability. Inspired by sunlight filtering through blinds, the layered images evoke nostalgia, isolation, and renewal. Each piece reflects personal and collective memories from the pandemic, inviting viewers to pause and find beauty in fleeting moments.
In the spirit of reconciliation Monash University acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
