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A site-responsive project where the artist, Thomas Thorby-Lister, creates a meaningful response to place utilising the landscape as an active participant in the creation of work. The exhibition presents a collection of large-scale paintings that intimately engage with the natural environment.

Using the atmosphere and weather of specific sites, the artist records these conditions onto canvas. Sheets of linen are exposed to the elements over time, allowing rain, wind, sun, and water to shape and imprint upon their surface. The resulting artworks bear the raw, textural imprints of the weather, rendered in monochromatic tones that mirror the natural hues of the linen surface.

Evoking the contours of topographic maps, these paintings invite viewers to immerse themselves in the sensory experience of the landscape they represent, prompting emotional and intuitive responses.

Originating from a residency in Cowra, Regional NSW, and subsequently exhibited at Orange Regional Gallery, this series challenges the concept of 'agency' in artwork creation and explores the potential of site-specific representations. By inviting viewers to rethink traditional perceptions of the Australian landscape, the exhibition contributes to broader discussions surrounding site-specific art. The proposed exhibition aims to replicate this approach, creating a site-specific series of artworks that respond directly to the local environment, surrounding landscape, or the gallery's location.