Anastazia Bobis, Zephyr Larkin, and Rachel Rutt


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Ideation features the works of Anastazia Bobis, Zephyr Larkin, and Rachel Rutt, each exploring themes of unrestricted form and the solitude of making. Bobis’s multimedia pieces reflect her fascination with identity and memory, capturing moments of human connection while navigating the tension between observation and empathy. Larkin’s Lino-cut prints transport viewers to surreal realms, revealing how personal values evolve through creativity. Meanwhile, Rutt’s textile weavings emulate pathways of migration, addressing themes of alienation and belonging through organic materials.

Anastazia Bobis
"My work is a reflection of the way I process and respond to the world around me. I am deeply intrigued by human psychology and identity, particularly how experiences, habits, and clothing shape the characters we project. This curiosity drives my creative process, allowing me to peel back the layers of persona we construct in everyday life.
I often navigate cycles of intense emotional and creative highs and lows, with the studio serving as my sanctuary—a place where I can distill my experiences into something tangible. Recently, a significant life event shifted the focus of my work, positioning me as a silent observer. In a world increasingly diminished by surveillance and online exposure, I document people with a deep respect for their personal space. Whether capturing them during mundane moments or recalling encounters from memory I explore the tension between voyeurism and observation.
My practice examines how human behaviour, clothing, and routines contribute to identity, adding layers of complexity to the everyday. By navigating the boundaries between observation and intrusion, my work honours the beauty of isolation and connection, reflecting the intricate realities of contemporary life."

Anastazia Bobis a multimedia artist based in Paris, born in Canberra, Australia, to Polish parents. She attended a French immersion school, where her artistic journey began at the age of four, nurtured by her mother’s encouragement to draw. After graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting from the National Art School (NAS) in Sydney, Anastazia’s work evolved into an exploration of identity, memory, and the solitude within the human spirit.
Through various mediums, she documents human encounters primarily in painting and sculpture. Her work oscillates between harmony and chaos, mirroring the fluctuations of human emotion, and reveals the intricate layers that shape our perceptions of ourselves and the world.

Zephyr Larkin Artist statement: "Value is an individual experience. 'Previous Ghost' is the culmination of personal values and the ongoing relationship to them. Music, technology, patience, dreams and people. 'Previous Ghost' is a reminder that what holds value is not static for any individual, it is an uncertain existence that needs context. Some value is found because it is not often experienced, other value is defined by recurring experiences. This body of work presents a renewed viewpoint, integrating familiar routines with evolving values.'
The works were made by Zephyr Larkin over 2 years between an Enjay etching press and an Eickhoff letter press.

Rachel Rutt’s (b.1990) work observes humanity’s instinct for the nomadic and migratory, polarised against outcomes of alienation and isolation borne innate to the experience of Diaspora. Assimilation and adaptation, strained by the necessity of refuge, unearth a hunger
for existence exceeding mere survival. Can the process of evolution redefine belonging? Does the landscape transform in response? This catalyst is the subject of Rutt’s curiosity.

Comprised of woven mediums, whose warp and weft are manipulated to emulate the pathways of physical migration, the interplay of colliding worlds, chance, harmony, and adaptive reaction, Rutt’s work pays homage to both personal and shared experiences of Diaspora through the universal mechanism of weaving. Silken transparencies provoke memories and interpret history, conveying rhythm
persistent in spite of chaos. Rutt was born in Hong Kong and grew up in Taiwan and Japan before immigrating to Australia in 2005. In 2013 and 2014 she studied hand weaving at the Hand Weaver’s and Spinners Guild of NSW and has since practiced as an emerging artist.