Shamani Surendran
Shamani Surendran views photography as a way of capturing fleeting, unrepeatable moments and translating personal observations into visual form. Her work invites viewers to interpret images in their own way; finding faces in trees, stories in reflections, or shapes in shadows, prompting the question of what we truly see when we look.
Trees are a primary subject for her, offering a deep sense of connection and grounding. Her images often begin as simple photographs taken on daily walks before evolving into dreamy, nostalgic works that blend imagination and observation.
Her work has been exhibited in the UK, US and Australia and featured in photobooks, magazines, and international competitions.
Fairytale Flora
The Last Bird Song
‘The Last Bird Song’ is a meditation on environmental damage told through three recurring motifs: the bird, the leafless tree, and the fallen leaf. Across this series of photographic based works, she returns to these symbols with quiet intensity, using them to ask what it means to witness nature’s decline – and what we lose when memory replaces presence.
Materiality is crucial. The works are printed on metallic fine art canvas, stretched and mounted like traditional paintings. The surface holds a painterly nuance that reflects her desire to bridge the photographic process with a more tactile tradition.
