
Lauren Starr
Lilac Hours, 2025 95 x 75 cm Fine Art Photograph, with mixed media and 23k gold leaf Archival Printing and Framing. AUD 2,800This work draws inspiration from the tradition of Dutch still life, where blossoms, birds, and insects gather in suspended harmony. Here, roses, irises, tulips, and wildflowers spill from the vessel in a riot of colour, at once abundant and fleeting.
Every petal speaks of transience — the fragility of beauty, the inevitability of time — yet the composition pulses with vitality, a celebration of life in full bloom. The bird, butterfly, and dragonfly trace delicate threads between worlds, reminding us of the continuum between earth and air, presence and passing.
Both memorial and celebration, the piece invites reflection on cycles of life, and the ways we hold onto wonder even as it fades.