Purple is Black Blooming is an ongoing reflection of childhood and the home, as our experiences inside these spaces have the potential to deliver the foundation for who we become.

Through documentary and fine art photography languages, and a large sculpture made from the packing boxes used to move from the artist’s childhood home, Chapman tells a deeply personal narrative both mourning and celebrating the colourful imagination of childhood innocence.  

Purple is Black Blooming was a solo exhibition at Tweed Regional Gallery in 2022.

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