Ella Barker is a Melbourne/Naarm-based painter and graduate of RMIT School of Art. Her thematic focus centers on creating intriguing geometric compositions of figures and urban landscapes designed to lead the viewer’s eye across the pictorial plane. She achieves this through towering vignettes with carefully placed windows and doors, incorporating dream-like figures arranged to harmonize with their surroundings. Often appearing dissociated from their landscapes, these figures contribute to the enigmatic quality of Barker’s controlled designs. Approaching painting as a static, silent, and mysterious medium, Barker’s ultimate goal is to capture and make a moment permanent.