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Kyoko Imazu – Southern Moon

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Kyoko Imazu
Southern Moon, 2026

Lithograph
Edition of 10 + A/P printed by Jen Tarry-Smith at Salt Press
Image Size 46x38cm / Paper Size 46×38cm

Artist Statement
The Southern moon moth (Dasypodia selenophora) is a nocturnal insect native to southeastern Australia. Unlike more reclusive forest species, they are drawn to artificial lights and frequently appear in urban areas. Encountering one feels like a sudden, quiet intrusion of the wild into the domestic, carrying the ancient imprint of the bush into modern human spaces.

This intersection of nature and human environment mirrors a pivotal shift in my own practice. During my 2017 State Library of Victoria Amor Residency at Baldessin Press, working on the historic press in the bushland setting fostered a symbiotic relationship with my surroundings, inspiring me to integrate environmental conservation work directly into my art practice.

Kyoko Imazu (b. 1984) is a Melbourne-based artist working across printmaking, papercut, ceramics and installation. Her work examines the overlooked details of everyday nature—from root systems to invertebrates—revealing hidden stories to explore cycles of life, death and regeneration. Beyond her studio practice, she is a dedicated

environmentalist who founded the community conservation group Friends of Hillcroft Park.

Kyoko Imazu is represented by Australian Galleries, Melbourne and Sydney.

@kyokoimazu
www.kyokoimazu.com

Kyoko Imazu
Southern Moon, 2026

Lithograph
Edition of 10 + A/P printed by Jen Tarry-Smith at Salt Press
Image Size 46x38cm / Paper Size 46×38cm

Artist Statement
The Southern moon moth (Dasypodia selenophora) is a nocturnal insect native to southeastern Australia. Unlike more reclusive forest species, they are drawn to artificial lights and frequently appear in urban areas. Encountering one feels like a sudden, quiet intrusion of the wild into the domestic, carrying the ancient imprint of the bush into modern human spaces.

This intersection of nature and human environment mirrors a pivotal shift in my own practice. During my 2017 State Library of Victoria Amor Residency at Baldessin Press, working on the historic press in the bushland setting fostered a symbiotic relationship with my surroundings, inspiring me to integrate environmental conservation work directly into my art practice.

Kyoko Imazu (b. 1984) is a Melbourne-based artist working across printmaking, papercut, ceramics and installation. Her work examines the overlooked details of everyday nature—from root systems to invertebrates—revealing hidden stories to explore cycles of life, death and regeneration. Beyond her studio practice, she is a dedicated

environmentalist who founded the community conservation group Friends of Hillcroft Park.

Kyoko Imazu is represented by Australian Galleries, Melbourne and Sydney.

@kyokoimazu
www.kyokoimazu.com

To mark its 25th year, Baldessin Studio has embarked on a very special project—inviting 53 members of its community to create an editionable print for the Baldessin Studio 25th Anniversary Print Collection. Launching at Sydney Contemporary, the collection is a celebration of the incredible community of artists who engage in the life of the studio, as well as a fundraiser to ensure the organisation can continue its work and sustain its vision, “to inspire and enable innovative printmaking whilst upholding the Baldessin ethic of fostering creativity in all forms”.

Launch / Sydney Contemporary, Sydney, Sept 3-6th 2026 Exhibition / Australian Galleries, Melbourne, Nov 10–8th 2026