The Space Between Us explores the quiet loneliness that can exist in the heart of a crowd. In a world built for connection, many of us move like astronauts — present but sealed off, strangers to one another. This painting reflects that invisible distance, the feeling of being adrift in everyday life, searching for belonging in a world that feels just out of reach. The figure’s isolation is physical, but also emotional — a reflection of how easily we can become untethered from each other, even side by side. Still, there’s a sense of pause, of waiting — as if connection, however distant, remains possible.
Finalist in the National Emerging Art Prize 2025.
This artwork has a stained Tasmanian oak shadow frame with the framed dimensions of 64cm (w) x 64cm (h) x 5.5cm (d).