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The story behind Return to Eden: goddess paintings made from petals, bark, rose hips and beach clay, shown at Mystik River Gallery, Southbank, Melbourne.

The story behind Mother Earth and Spirited Away, two botanical contact paintings from the Mother series, sold to a collector before ever being exhibited.

The story behind Seeds of Love, a botanical contact painting by Dharshi de Silva made from birch, pomegranate and eucalyptus, exploring roots and connection.

The story behind Eden, an eco-print painting by Dharshi de Silva featuring two figures, one root system, and a meditation on entropy and syntropy.

Bright Star, a botanical contact painting by Dharshi de Silva made from henna, pomegranate and crepe myrtle, exploring chaos, radiance and feminine light.

Finding Voice in the In-Between As a Sri Lankan artist living and creating in Australia, I constantly navigate the space between worlds. The Western art landscape surrounds me, filled with established tropes, tools, and tastes. My Eastern heritage is rich with its own aesthetic traditions and ways of seeing. Yet, there exists a third space where my eco-print paintings emerge, guided not by cultural expectations but by the whispered instructions of leaves, bark, and botanical