China Pink, giglee print, 250x250mm - $220, 750x750mm - $1650, 1000x1000mm - $2200.

China Yellow, giglee print, 250x250mm - $220, 750x750mm - $1650, 1000x1000mm - $2200.

China Blue, giglee print, 250x250mm - $220, 750x750mm - $1650, 1000x1000mm - $2200.

China Green, giglee print, 250x250mm - $220, 750x750mm - $1650, 1000x1000mm - $2200.

China Orange, giglee print, 250x250mm - $220, 750x750mm - $1650, 1000x1000mm - $2200.

ARTIST Esha Xavier Qinn
Eshas works are macro images of doors and walls in China, which reflect colour and intensity.

The ever present theme which underpins my work is essentially referencing 'vanitas', the beauty and transience of all life. Life, death and transformation are formal and innate preoccupations of my work and my life.

I use paper in my work, because it is simultaneously fragile and yet can accomplish a presence of immense power. It is a visual expression of age and time's ravages accepted for what it is and seen as beautiful. My art also uses layers like the ancient dance of the veils, where each new veil reveals another layer, both ambiguous and mysterious. It also imitates archaeological digs in much the same way,

Where age and uncovering treasures are both relevant.
I use the medium of collage not only as a symbol of the ephemeral, but also to mirror the fragmentation I feel within the society in which we live..

The other element of my work is text, which is sometimes legible and other times purposely illegible. Often I use calligraphy or other ancient texts which have the mnemonic power of symbols and ciphers and can transcend any conscious physical searching out of my ancestral roots. I also use calligraphy because every stroke has a meaning, just as every action in life has an equal reaction.