Fine Art nominee

The selected works belong to a larger series of Life. Time. Line. that explore the concept of life and death, through the cyclical nature and theme of transition, across varying compositions of inanimate, still-life objects.

These objects, their construct and relationship to each other, draw upon varied elements and characteristics of art periods and movements over time. From Classicism to Renaissance, Modernism to Brutalism, where they too are born from another, construct themselves and finally pass into the next. Life. Time. Line. uses such premise in its own personal space, to produce both an image of tension and stillness.

While the tension of time dictates the movements of life, the movement of line passes through them at every stage. It’s the underlying element of construction that leads us from beginning to end, and towards what is just out of reach.

Emily Raffaele is an emerging fine art and still life photographer graduating in 2024 with a Diploma of Photography and Digital Imaging at RMIT Melbourne, Australia. Emily’s graduating folio, Life. Time. Line also received a highly commended in the Ballarat International Foto Biennale’s 2024 GradFoto Award.
With a background in styling, fine arts and art education, Emily draws inspiration from the linked worlds of art and design, often engaging her extensive knowledge of art history to further inform her work.
Emily’s photography celebrates the beauty of simplicity by exploring the interplay of light and shadow, using geometric shapes. Her compositions illustrate complex yet playful narratives that are visually striking and conceptually abstract, supporting the construction of her graphic and minimalistic aesthetic.