Says Lilli Waters of this work: “This photograph was taken in the Tidal River on Yiruk Wamoon, the land of the Boonwurrung, Bunurong and Gunaikurnai people. The river runs into the bay, swells with the tide, and has a fascinating range of colours, purple-yellow and emerald. On this day the rising tide created a singularly enchanting sandy whirlpool I’d never seen here before. The water glistened in the morning sun, sparkling on the metallic bronze fabric, reminiscent of the noble metals of an ancient warrior’s armour. The heavily pregnant figure evokes god-like deity or saint floating above an ember-filled sky. Her wild red hair trails through the water like raging algae blooms, and her hands’ evocative gestures suggest empowerment, rather than being bound.”