The new work 'Luminist' created through the support of the Rupert Bunny Fellowship focuses Valerie’s lens on the natural and built environment of the City of Port Phillip, in particular the waterfront and surrounds.

She collected countless photographs of the changes in weather and light over the course of a year and included these elements in the work to create a multi layered exploration of the changeability, juxtapositions and ruptures present in this diverse and complex urban setting.

The architecture and views through the large windows play a large part in how any exhibition presents in the space. Valerie is committed to creating a site specific installation and has spent time working through how the work will respond to and incorporate these elements. The room will be shut down of all external light allowing Valerie to control the illumination of the work as it wraps around the entire room. Each section will be punctuated with architectural features from the CoPP. Large-scale trees will create the effect of curtains framing each section as a series of connected vignettes.