Dhama Thanigasapapathy

River Landscapes: Edges and Echoes

A Joint Exhibition by Arlene Sharp and Dhama Thanigasapapathy

 17 - 30 October 2025

 

A painterly investigation into the amorphous possibilities of rivers and how they shape the landscape through their distinctive meanderings. As they respond to the ever-present reverberations of climate effects, rivers continue to evolve. From deep river gorges to flooded swampy wetlands and dry riverbeds, the paintings explore rivers and the dynamic impact they have on their surrounding areas.

 

Arlene Sharp and Dhama Thanigasapapathy base their respective practices on the natural environment; sketching, photographing and exploring while immersed in the changing landscape. Both artists gradually evolve their work through multiple layers into semi-abstract paintings that still retain convincing details of the places they inhabit. Arlene finds inspiration in the shape and colour of landscape and nature, using acrylics, collage and other mixed media to capture the essence of a place. Dhama paints mainly in oils, allowing the flows, drips and chemical interactions of paint to echo natural processes; creating an invented narrative where the familiar landscape is transformed into a sublime otherworldly place by extreme climate change.

River Landscapes: Edges and Echoes