Ephemeral Currents

Ephemeral Currents captures the fleeting nature of sensation in the body and its capacity to feel. The work explores the intersection of memory, movement, and sensory experience. There is a freedom in such moments, when time slows and we become attuned to the subtle currents running beneath the surface of awareness: the brush of wind against skin, the tension of breath, the ache of remembering. Light moves through strands like wind through thought, evoking a sensory memory that’s more felt than seen. Floating feathers, suspended above the surface, act as echoes, remnants of motion, fragments of touch, or whispers of something passing.
This work honors those internal landscapes, a single strand, where freedom is not permanent, but possible. Through texture, form, and restraint, Ephemeral Currents reflects on how the body holds experience, and how memory lives not just in the mind, but in the shifting rhythms of our presence.

This piece is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity and is ready to hang. Framing is available by request.

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Rachel South is a Queensland-based artist whose practice explores emotional and sensory landscapes through vibrant oil and acrylic paintings. Her work often blends symbolic natural forms with intimate portraiture, using fine detail, colour, and contrast to evoke memory, connection, and reflection.

Her recent work investigates the sensory qualities of hair, feathers, and fur, using layered brushwork to explore ideas of intimacy, memory, and identity through touch and sensation. In 2025, Rachel was awarded a Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) grant to support the growth of this body of work, furthering her exploration of felt experience in visual form.

Rachel’s paintings have been recognised across Queensland, with multiple finalist selections in regional and national art awards, including the Moreton Bay Art Prize where she was awarded third place. Her practice continues to evolve through both solo and group exhibitions, with works held in private collections throughout Australia. Inspired by the natural environment of Moreton Bay and Elimbah, her art is both contemplative and immersive, inviting viewers to pause within the layered experiences of identity, memory, and place.