The Weight of Water, 2024. Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne. 27 August – 21 September 2024.

“Printing on engineering felt and large sheets of washi paper I experiment with dimensional properties through the act of folding, tearing, layering and stitching. The interplay of repetitive printed marks suggest refraction of light on water, protected in the gentle folds of floating paper, cradled and held.”

– Bridget Hillebrand

“Deeply inquisitive about the natural world, Bridget Hillebrand produces bodies of work that converse with ecological systems and reflect upon human impact. They are not strident: her works gently whisper themselves into nuanced territories between the physical and immaterial worlds. Call it divine, mystical, transcendent. Whatever the case, this meditative between-space has the qualities of something with which all humans are deeply connected. Water: soft, powerful, and brimming with vitality.”

– Andrew Stephens (Exerpt from accompanying catalogue essay)

Shift I, II & III, 2024. Linocut and thread on engineering felt, 142 (h) x 58 (w) x 30 (d) cm.

Tether I & II, 2024. Linocut and thread on washi paper, 220 (h) x 50 (w) x 35 (d) cm.

Fulcrum I, II & III, 2024. Linocut on washi paper, 263 (h) x 35.5 (w) x 10 (d) cm.

Watershed, 2024. Linocut on washi paper, 247 (h) x 68 (w) x 34 (d) cm.