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Zorica Purlija
LoveHeart Tree #2
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Digital image printed onto cotton fabric, red silk stitching , gold ink paint.
This artwork was made during a trip to the Central Coast, the beauty of the scrublands continues to fascinate and force my reflection. Love Heart Tree stitches a red line across the landscape to remind us of the black brutal history of the area, the blood spilt from the indigenous occupants of this beautiful land we occupy. The image was flipped and mirrored post production and printed onto fabric, with red stitch embroidery and gold ink paint.
Zorica Purlija (b. Montenegro) in 1964 is a contemporary visual artist based on Gadigal land. Working predominately in photography, Purlija’s work is based on attachment and care for the primary relationships and landscape she finds herself in.
Inspired by her maternal lineage and mother- daughter relationships, the photographic practice of Zorica Purlija nurtures the poetic possibility of human attachments. Often exploring the nuances of vulnerability, her works are an intuitive expression of how we forge connection and care.
In 2020 Purlija completed a MFA in Photo Media at UNSW Art and Design. She has been a finalist in the Gosford Art Prize (2023), the National Photographic Portrait Prize (2010, 2009, 2008), HeadOn Portrait Prize (2022), the Ravenswood Women's Art Prize (2020), the Fisher Ghost Art Award (2017), the MAMA Photography Prize (2016), the Winifred Bowness Award (2014), the Ulrick Award (2011) and the Olive Cotton Award (2009). She has exhibited in New York, Zurich and Venice.
Inspired by her maternal lineage and mother- daughter relationships, the photographic practice of Zorica Purlija nurtures the poetic possibility of human attachments. Often exploring the nuances of vulnerability, her works are an intuitive expression of how we forge connection and care.
In 2020 Purlija completed a MFA in Photo Media at UNSW Art and Design. She has been a finalist in the Gosford Art Prize (2023), the National Photographic Portrait Prize (2010, 2009, 2008), HeadOn Portrait Prize (2022), the Ravenswood Women's Art Prize (2020), the Fisher Ghost Art Award (2017), the MAMA Photography Prize (2016), the Winifred Bowness Award (2014), the Ulrick Award (2011) and the Olive Cotton Award (2009). She has exhibited in New York, Zurich and Venice.
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