AN ARTFUL ROADTRIP INSPIRED BY A LAND OF FIZZ.
We invited photographer and filmmaker CLOUDY RHODES and landscape painter ONDINE SEABROOK to embark on a journey into the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales, to reconnect as old friends and forge new memories in the natural world.
As they wandered through through blooming wildflowers and across icy rivers, enjoying a few FELLRs on the way, they disconnected from the distractions of everyday life to find a refreshed way to create.
Cloudy Rhodes is a non-binary award-winning director, writer and photographer recognised for producing distinct and emotionally intuitive work. Their serene body of work has progressed from capturing the natural world, to celebrate gender fluidity and expression, through positive and uplifting queer narratives.
Cloudy is an ADG winning and AACTA nominated director and has directed work and shot editorials including music videos, short films, and television commercials for multiple international brands and partners. Their short films have reached international festival acclaim, most recently with their 2021 film ‘Beautiful They’ – a personal, auto-biographical piece - premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival’s 20th anniversary edition.
Ondine Seabrook is a Sydney based landscape painter, graduating from the National Art School in 2017. Her works swing between being a response to place, and a reaction to materials, depending on what stage is at in her very process driven practice.
Taking inspiration from her surroundings Ondine finds her last major experience with the land-scape or a place always filters through when painting in the studio, from the colours she mixes through to the composition of the piece. Typically her work is a play between abstraction and representation, with consideration when playing with composition, layering and shapes.
We acknowledge the Ngambri and Ngarigu people, Traditional Custodians of the land on which this film was made, and pay our respects to their Elders past, present & emerging. We extend that respect to First Nations People from all parts of this land.
Discover the journey…
CLOUDY’S FILM PHOTOGRAPHY
“I can’t help seeing moments from films. It’s changed the way I take photos.”
— CLOUDY
ONDINE’S PAINTINGS
“It makes so much more sense to work directly from the landscape. I work so much faster out here and I don’t overthink what I’m doing.”
— ONDINE