Under Foreign Suns
(Ongoing Collection)
An ongoing body of work exploring how memory, identity and belonging shift through travel.
Rather than focusing on where I am, this series is shaped by where I have been, the places I have moved through, whether briefly or over longer periods, and the traces they leave. Through painting, I collect fragments of lived experience: changing light, fleeting encounters, and the quiet, often overlooked moments that accumulate into a sense of self.
Under Foreign Suns is an archive of layered moments — capturing both displacement and connection.
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Born and raised in Mauritius and now based in Melbourne, my practice is rooted in movement across places, cultures, and emotional landscapes.
While rooted in specific locations, I am drawn to the echoes that exist between them, the ways distant places can mirror one another through gesture, rhythm, and atmosphere. These similarities blur the boundaries between what is foreign and what is familiar.
My process is intuitive and reflective, supported by a consistent daily painting practice. Working primarily in oil, I use a palette knife to build layered, textured surfaces. The visible marks and accumulations of paint act as a physical reflection of memory itself, imperfect, built over time, and shaped by experience.
Beyond Maya - Oil On Canvas, 122 x 91cm, June 2026
Tallow Below - Oil On Canvas, 102 x 76 cm, March 2026
Still Standing - Oil on Board, 60 x 51 cm, November 2025
Under The Filao Trees Oil on Canvas, 50 x 40cm, May 2026
Where the Palm Leans, Oil on Canvas, 50 x 40 cm, May 2026
Coconuts, Suspended - Oil on Canvas, 24.5 x 20 cm, November 2025
PhiPhi Palm, Oil on Canvas, 19 x 50 cm, November 2025
From Crossing to Casting, Oil on Linen, 91.4 x 121.8 cm, January 2026