Emilie Syme-Lamont

Now I am a Pond

54 × 44 cm

Watercolour on Paper (Framed)

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Suggested offer$550

About the work

'Now I am a pond' gives a tender impression of an aging tattooed body– a form that might, to some, suggest physical intimidation. The work aims to subvert expectations in subtle ways, celebrating our shared humanity, vulnerability, and the ephemeral nature of the body.

About the artist

Emilie Syme-Lamont (b. 1990) is a painter and multimedia artist currently based out of Naarm / Melbourne, Australia.

Borrowing genre tropes from literary Gothic and cinematic traditions, her work explores ideas of temporal overlap, (mis)remembered happenings and psychologically charged spaces. Emilie draws upon collected materials; images and debris from the mundane and physical world, reshaping them so they become infused with an odd, dreamlike quality.

Belief systems, psychology and recurring cultural phenomena all provide a catalyst for the strange narratives that become her paintings and installations.

Emilie’s practice implies a perspective that is humanistic, yet unsettling and surreal; an exploration of what it feels like to be human in one's darkest or strangest hour. Emilie Syme-Lamont graduated from The National Art School in Sydney and holds an MFA in Drawing and a BFA in Painting. She has held solo exhibitions at M Contemporary (Sydney), Edwina Corlette Gallery (Brisbane) PINCE projects (Budapest) and Incinerator Gallery (Melbourne). Her body of work includes painting, drawing, ceramics, and more recently, sound, silicone, and bookmaking. Her work is held in private collections in Australia, the USA, and Europe, and in the National Art School Archives in Sydney.

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