Untitled
Chromogentic print, 85 x 144 cm, 2024
3 Pieces, $600 each
 
Artwork Statement
Sinead Rush’s photographic practice celebrates the intrinsic beauty of nature and human intimacy through the delicate lens of 35mm film. Her work is guided by a sensitivity to light, texture, and quiet detail, allowing landscapes and flora to speak with a sense of stillness and clarity. Each photograph captures a fleeting moment—sun filtering through leaves, a soft bend in a branch, or the subtle expression of a loved one—rendered with both technical precision and emotional depth.
Central to her practice is the colour darkroom, where Rush prints all of her images by hand. This analog space allows her to engage in a tactile dialogue with each frame, experimenting with distortions and tonal shifts to deepen the sensory impact of the work. Rather than presenting a fixed version of reality, Rush invites viewers on a journey—one where nature and human presence gently intertwine, and where beauty is found not in spectacle, but in attention, process, and quiet revelation.
 
Artist Bio
Sinead Rush is a Melbourne-based photographic artist who recently completed her Bachelor of Fine Arts at the Victorian College of the Arts. Working primarily with 35mm film, Rush is dedicated to the physical and tactile processes of analogue photography, developing and printing all of her work by hand in the colour darkroom. Her artistic practice is grounded in a deep appreciation for nature and human connection, with a strong emphasis on traditional photographic craftsmanship.Rush’s approach to image-making is both technical and intuitive. She is drawn to the subtleties of light and form found in everyday landscapes and the people around her, capturing these with care and intimacy through the lens of her camera. The darkroom becomes a critical part of her creative process—not merely a space of reproduction but of transformation, where she experiments with colour, exposure, and form to unlock the emotional potential of each image. Her work offers viewers a contemplative space to reflect on the beauty of the natural world and the quiet presence of those we hold close.