I Need Your Breath - So Why Sever My Heart

I Need Your Breath - So Why Sever My Heart - speaks to the invisible exchange that binds all living things. Breath moves between bodies, forests, atmosphere, and time—an endless act of dependence, reciprocity, and surrender. In a moment of ecological fragility, the work becomes a meditation on coexistence: a reminder that no life breathes alone.

Created in response to the accelerating loss of native forests in Tasmania and globally, the work acknowledges a moment when ancient ecosystems are diminishing at an alarming rate. As forests fall, the delicate balance sustaining life becomes increasingly fragile, drawing us closer to our own undoing.

 I Need Your Breath - So Why Sever My Heart - is an immersive installation of two suspended glass lungs that breathe in alternating light. Their slow pulsation depicts the fragile exchange between humanity and native forests—each dependent on the other’s breath for survival. Through illumination, rhythm, and glass, the work speaks to interconnection, reciprocity, and the shared respiration of life on Earth.

Exhibited in The Art for Takayna exhibition and as part of the Dark Mofo 2026 program. 

Art for Takayna Showcases powerful works created and inspired in the wild forests of Takayna by artists who participated in the annual Bob Brown Foundation forest residency.