Belinda Hall - Turning
$580.00
Turning
Belinda Hall
edition of 5
linocut with letterpress type handprinted on Kozuke paper with linseed oil inks
31 x 26cm
Turning explores the quiet momentum that exists within natural systems — the way water, wind, and human
presence continually reshape a place. Built through the jigsaw method, each segment of the print carries its own direction of force, its own subtle shift, and together they form a circular motion that feels both inevitable and gentle.
This work reflects on how change is never singular. It spirals. It accumulates. It asks us to consider how our own movements — physical, emotional, environmental — contribute to the turning of a larger whole. The layered colours and intersecting shapes echo the experience of standing in a landscape and sensing its slow rotation around you: tides pulling, clouds drifting, shadows lengthening.
Artist Statement- Thirty-six Views of the Mountain: Shore to Summit
Thirty-six Views of the Mountain: Shore to Summit is a celebration of the quiet ways Kunanyi reveals itself in daily life — from the shimmer of Kingston Beach to the winding roads of the suburbs and the open sky at the summit.
Inspired by Hokusai’s Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji, these works pay homage to his deep love of the everyday — the way he found poetry in small encounters, fleeting weather, and the familiar silhouettes of a beloved mountain. Like Fuji in Hokusai’s prints, kunanyi becomes a magnetic anchor here: a steady presence that draws the eye and steadies the heart.
The linocuts trace moments of recognition — glimpses through an overpass, shadows on a track, the shift of light across water or stone. Many of the smaller works include handprinted verses of seven or five syllables, inviting viewers to compose their own haiku and create a personal journey through the exhibition.
About the Artist: Belinda Hall
Belinda Hall is a Tasmanian printmaker whose practice is shaped by a lifelong connection to the landscapes and rhythms of southern Lutruwita/Tasmania. Working primarily in linocut, she is drawn to the medium’s tactile immediacy and its endless possibilities — from jigsaw techniques and layered translucent colour to letterpress text and circular formats that echo domestic patterning. The slow, deliberate process of drawing, carving, rolling out ink, and the final reveal of the hand-pulled print for Belinda, feels like a small act of magic, a way of honouring the handmade in a fast world.
Belinda has worked as an educator in both primary and high schools, sharing her love of artmaking, creative problem-solving, and the practice of noticing beauty in the ordinary. Her admiration for Hokusai’s sensitivity to place and daily life continues to influence her approach. Her current exhibition, Thirty-six Views of the Mountain: Shore to Summit, is a quiet homage to him — a gentle mapping of gratitude from shore to summit.
