/ 2025 / Fine Art / Abstract

• Prize
  Honorable Mention
• Photographer
  Murae Van Reede Van Oudtshoorn, United Kingdom
• Date of Photograph
  2022
• Website
  http://www.muraevanoudtshoorn.com/
• Instagram
  https://www.instagram.com/muraevanoudtshoorn?igsh=MXkxcHJjOWdxazJ0eA%3D%3D&utm_source=qr

I began exploring with Chemigrams whilst in recovery from an injury. The inspiration for this series titled ‘Creative Concussion’ stems from my personal experience with a concussion, prompting me to explore themes of change and impermanence. Each piece examines contrasts: light versus dark, order versus chaos, intention versus spontaneity. The final works resemble distorted faces, fragmented figures, and familiar forms not quite fully realised, almost dreamlike and surreal. These forms reflect my concussion symptoms, capturing a sense of disorientation and fluidity.

Murae is a UK-based South African artist working with camera-less photography. Using the chemilumen process, she explores impermanence, memory and transformation through the interaction of light, chemistry and time. Texture is the foundation of her practice, becoming a visual language through which layered surfaces explore resilience, change and the emotional traces left by pain. Through her tactile works, Murae invites viewers into moments of quiet reflection, creating a bridge between what we see and what we feel.

Awards 2025 — Honorable Mention, Fine Art/Abstract, Prix de la Photographie, Paris (PX3)
2025 — Silver Award, Fine Art/Abstract/Film, Analog Sparks
2025 — 2nd Place, Analog/Film/Fine Art, IPA International Photography Awards
2024 — Honorable Mention, IPA International Photography Awards
2024 — Longlisted, Visual Art Open (VAO)
2020 — Honorable Mention, IPA International Photography Awards
2011 — Honorable Mention, IPA International Photography Awards