A graduate of Whitecliffe University, paints at the thresholds of presence and absence, where form, surface, and materiality suggest more than they define. Inspired by metaphysical ideas, her work moves between figuration and abstraction, allowing shapes and bodies to emerge, linger, and recede. The surfaces she constructs through layers of abstract mark-making, which she then deconstructs and rebuilds, create an experience of seeing that is fluid rather than fixed. Across intimate and larger-scale works, Eliane investigates how material, form, and perception interact, inviting viewers to slow down and discover unexpected connections within each piece.

The human form exists in a state of transition. Between presence and absence, embodiment and abstraction. These works explore the tension between traditional figurative painting and contemporary reconfigurations of the body, drawing inspiration from historical depictions of the non-tangible and spiritual within art.

Just as the human body wrinkles, loses warmth, and adapts over time, the paint itself evolves through layering, sanding, and buffing, reflecting the body’s continuous cycle of becoming. By constructing a multifaceted surface and revealing underlying layers, each piece allows the interior to be both painted on and repainted in, dissolving the boundary between the embodied and disembodied.

Traditional rendering of skin anchors the viewer in tangible reality, while abstraction captures the intangible, transitional nature of existence. Sanding and layering evoke Didier Anzieu’s concept of the “skin-ego”, where the skin functions as both a boundary and a point of connection between inner and outer worlds. These paintings invite viewers to consider their own position within the interplay of bodies and space, highlighting how bodies continuously shift within larger spatial and cosmological systems.