Trees are Poems the Earth Writes Upon the Sky Painting

Sonia Martignon’s art practice is based in the Northern Territory. She records ideas using a visual language of graphite, acrylic and pyrogravure. Her imagery is driven by an intense curiosity with nature, landscape and mythology. In Sonia’s recent solo exhibition, she revealed the unique tropical landscape of the Douglas River Esplanade, 200km south of Darwin. Her intricate landscapes and cut out wall sculptures document this Arcadian paradise, a remote, almost untouched location she has been visiting for 17 years. Her work often includes the Nymph, a mythological creature that is described by multiple cultures as the caretaker of the natural world. She continues to examine the floral and fauna of this part of Australia, looking closely at a natural environment in a state of equilibrium.