Christian Thompson: Limerence

Christian Thompson’s work explores notions of identity, cultural hybridity, and history—often referring to the relationships between these concepts and the environment. Formally trained as a sculptor, Thompson’s multidisciplinary practice engages mediums such as photography, video, sculpture, performance, and sound. For Limerence, Thompson presents a suite of his signature immersive large-scale Flower Walls, where his features are obscured by or emerging from native flora.

As Thompson notes,  "...the flower walls are a direct reflection of my upbringing with a strong connection to the natural world, and that is Aboriginal culture. It’s interesting because I used to wear the flowers and now it seems like the flowers ‘wear’ me. I’m inside this floral constellation."