Exploration.
In Tunks’ composites, signs become cultural icons pinned for study, inviting us to reflect on the shared imprints we leave behind. By collecting and arranging these symbols, she offers a visual anthropology of the landscapes and human experiences we inhabit, highlighting the tension between global connectivity and local distinctiveness. Her montages envelop the viewer in repeated patterns, inviting a closer look and urging us to consider the cultural narratives encoded within the landscape.
Love is a language spoken through touch, through fleeting gestures that hold the weight of memory and meaning. In Show Me Love Series, I document these intimate exchanges at Sun Set Hill in Scarborough, WA, where couples, friends, and families gather to watch the sunset — a ritual of connection in a place imbued with…
In Flower Writings, Tunks examines the structured design of Kings Park Education Centre’s Everlasting Daisy (Rhodanthe chlorocephala ssp. rosea) flower beds. These native Australian blooms, though part of the natural landscape, have been intentionally arranged to construct a visually saturated and immersive display. By isolating and reconfiguring over 290 individual flowers into a dense, rhythmic field,…