The Japanese word senshoku means to dye, stain, paint, colour. Stains can leave a mark and, in a moment, change an object permanently. If a stain is untouched it can take on new meaning, tell a story of time and place. Beauty unfolds in the process of senshoku.

Moving from 3D works on paper using discarded cocoons in her last two exhibitions, Hatched in Shanghai and Spun in Canberra, Alison’s new collection is driven by a different aesthetic but still deeply rooted in the textures of Japan with the unforgiving medium of inks and natural papers.

Each indelible piece was created at a time of quiet reflection and stillness, often in contrast to everyday life.