Uncertain Cities 2024-25

It was always sinking, this city. 
And yet, here it is, enduring the weight of the present.
Enduring the weight of the past. 
And the past is never as fixed, as certain. 
Interpretations shift meaning.
Words escape definitions over centuries of use. 
Is there a difference then between sinking and floating?

Shui-Lyn White

  • Abstract black, white, and gray artwork with vertical and diagonal lines, textured areas, and ink splatters, resembling a modern painting.

    At the Edge of the Floating World (2024)

    Mixed media and monotype printing on 300gsm Hahnemühle etching paper
    78x56cm
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  • Abstract watercolor painting with black silhouettes of people, a blue and orange horizon, and red blocks in the bottom left corner containing unreadable text.

    Uncertain Cities: Venice l (2024)

    Mixed media and monotype printing on 300gsm Hahnemühle etching paper 78x56cm

  • Abstract watercolor painting of a group of five people walking on water, with a gray and blue sky, a horizon line, and a red section with text at the bottom.

    Uncertain Cities: Venice ll (2024)

    Mixed media and monotype printing on 300gsm Hahnemühle etching paper
    78x56cm

  • Watercolor painting of two women in swimsuits standing on a beach, with a blue sky and ocean in the background, and red and gray accents around the image edges.

    Uncertain Cities: Venice lll (2024)

    Mixed media and monotype printing on 300gsm Hahnemühle etching paper 78x56cm

  • Abstract watercolor painting of a city skyline with tall buildings and three small silhouettes of people in the lower part, holding red umbrellas.

    Underwater Moonlight (2024)

    Mixed media and monotype printing on 300gsm Hahnemühle etching paper 78x56cm

  • Abstract painting with a white background, black and gray splashes, with red rectangular stamps arranged vertically and horizontally.

    A Distance You’ll Never Reach (2024)

    Unique monotype with mixed media on Fabriano Tiepolo 280gsm cotton paper 76x56cm

  • Abstract artwork with a predominantly white background, scattered patches of gray, black, and faint red markings, and textured areas across the surface.

    Vanishing Point (2024)

    Unique monotype with mixed media on Fabriano Tiepolo 280gsm cotton paper 76x56cm

  • A minimalist painting of four people walking on a white background, each carrying red and pink umbrellas, with abstract gray and black patches.

    Perpetual Dawn (2024)

    Unique monotype with mixed media on Fabriano Tiepolo 280gsm cotton paper 76x56cm
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Artist notes

And so I return, in spite of myself, as if this was the beginning of a journey I didn’t realise I was on. A journey between earth and water, between then and now. I wake and set out across the city, crossing the water by boat, watching as the boatman weaves the oar that sets us in motion. It feels mythological, this crossing. One shore to the next. A crossing of an inner and outer waterway, to step on and off of shores that extend inwards as well as outwards. A crossing of worlds. This is the return then, to be reminded of the daily commute between shores. The distance between one life and the next. Always treading on those that came before, and remain present. It’s the reminder that nothing is ever lost, for ever.