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Carmel RoganCITY OF PORT PHILLIPPetalliscious No.2, (Edition 1/10) Photography, 52 x 52cm, 2012, $480“This work is from a series titled Seasonal Rorschach. It is a collectionof abstracted floral studies created from a set of rules. The processthen evolves like the images, relying on intuition to build the imagelayer by layer, revealing a fundamental nature. From this juxtapositionof methods, an image emerges that is not predetermined. In readingthe resulting images, the responses become metaphors representing anevaluation of Rorschach’s.Carmel completed her BA in Fine Art Photography at RMIT in 2010 and is currently a part-time photographyand Photoshop teacher. Her work includes running a Photographic Workshop program through St KildaCommunity Housing. Her own photographic art practice is influenced by her previous occupations in AppliedScience. With an inquisitive mind, Carmel has researched and experimented with abstraction techniques thatare a feature in her work. From family portraits to the floral studies she now creates, her artwork delves intothe unseen physical and psychological states of her chosen subject matter.36 URBAN CREATURES