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'Ivory Tower' by Eleisha Pirouet
$380.00
Pen on artists paper
Black box frame mounted in white, ready to hang
Artwork size: 20 x 29 cm
About the artwork
'This series of illustrations explores my connection to place,
identity, and a deep longing for home. Created during a time of
transition—amidst moving house and a month-long period of
hospitalisation—the works sit with feelings of reflection, isolation,
and transience. Drawing became a way of grounding myself within this
distance from home, bringing fragments of the landscapes I love back
to the self.
My practice is grounded in being embedded within the landscapes it
references: walking, observing, and returning to the same
neighbourhood paths until small details begin to reveal themselves.
Through this practice of slowing down, moments come into focus—morning
light catching the edge of a turning form, deep contrasts of shadow
and backlighting, windows of light, and brief glimmers held within
everyday scenes. I am drawn to the coexistence of native and
introduced gardens, the seasonal shedding of bark from Wandoo trees,
and the wrought iron porches and gates that frame these spaces.
Moving between plein air painting within landscapes and
post-production drawings, I trace the shared rhythms, textures, and
patterns of light that connect places travelled further afield with
those encountered daily close to home. These illustrations become
small windows into the landscapes I call home—quiet love letters that
ease anxieties around transience and loss, revealing a continuity
between places and ways of being.'
identity, and a deep longing for home. Created during a time of
transition—amidst moving house and a month-long period of
hospitalisation—the works sit with feelings of reflection, isolation,
and transience. Drawing became a way of grounding myself within this
distance from home, bringing fragments of the landscapes I love back
to the self.
My practice is grounded in being embedded within the landscapes it
references: walking, observing, and returning to the same
neighbourhood paths until small details begin to reveal themselves.
Through this practice of slowing down, moments come into focus—morning
light catching the edge of a turning form, deep contrasts of shadow
and backlighting, windows of light, and brief glimmers held within
everyday scenes. I am drawn to the coexistence of native and
introduced gardens, the seasonal shedding of bark from Wandoo trees,
and the wrought iron porches and gates that frame these spaces.
Moving between plein air painting within landscapes and
post-production drawings, I trace the shared rhythms, textures, and
patterns of light that connect places travelled further afield with
those encountered daily close to home. These illustrations become
small windows into the landscapes I call home—quiet love letters that
ease anxieties around transience and loss, revealing a continuity
between places and ways of being.'
About the artist
Eleisha Pirouet is an illustrator and painter whose practice explores
connection to place, identity, and the quiet rhythms of everyday
landscapes. Working between plein air painting and drawing, their work
emerges from being physically embedded within the environments it
references—walking, observing, and returning to familiar paths to
notice subtle shifts in light, texture, and form.
Through illustration, they translate these moments into intimate
visual studies that frame small windows into the landscapes they
inhabit and love. Their work often reflects on themes of home,
transience, and belonging, tracing shared patterns between distant
environments and local neighbourhood spaces.
Grounded in attentive observation and the act of slowing down,
Eleisha’s practice considers how noticing the ordinary can foster a
deeper sense of connection, continuity, and care for place.
connection to place, identity, and the quiet rhythms of everyday
landscapes. Working between plein air painting and drawing, their work
emerges from being physically embedded within the environments it
references—walking, observing, and returning to familiar paths to
notice subtle shifts in light, texture, and form.
Through illustration, they translate these moments into intimate
visual studies that frame small windows into the landscapes they
inhabit and love. Their work often reflects on themes of home,
transience, and belonging, tracing shared patterns between distant
environments and local neighbourhood spaces.
Grounded in attentive observation and the act of slowing down,
Eleisha’s practice considers how noticing the ordinary can foster a
deeper sense of connection, continuity, and care for place.