Surfaces in Dialogue is a Solo exhibition at Storehouse exploring the relationship between image, material and architectural space.
The exhibition brings together practices that consider surface as both medium and site — where imagery extends beyond the frame and engages directly with the built environment.
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Liam Lynch presents selected works from Ghost in the Current and Dracones et Equorum, positioned within an interior context that emphasises scale, material and spatial integration.
This presentation marks an important stage in the development of LLP Concepts, situating the work within a design-led environment where image, surface and architecture intersect.
As part of the exhibition development, a series of material and surface tests have been undertaken to explore how photographic imagery translates across interior design applications.
These investigations consider: surface texture, light interaction, tonal depth at scale, material durability.
The exhibition functions not only as a presentation, but as an active testing ground for how the work performs within interior space.
Surfaces in Dialogue extends the core direction of LLP Concepts — translating photographic works into spatial environments.
The exhibition builds directly on earlier series while informing future projects, including site-responsive works such as Janoora — Weedy Sea Dragon.
The curated imagery is grounded in local marine environments, with a particular focus on species found along the Victorian coastline. Central to the collection is the weedy sea dragon — Victoria’s marine state emblem — whose intricate form and quiet presence inform both the visual language and material treatment of the works. By drawing on familiar yet often unseen underwater ecologies, the exhibition situates the work within a specific sense of place, allowing local waters, species, and rhythms to subtly shape the atmosphere of the interior.
The exhibition traces the evolution of image into environment, beginning with original palladium photographic prints and extending into contemporary surfaces and objects. At its core, the work explores the surface as a site of translation — where photography, material, and space intersect. The imagery centres on marine forms and ecosystems, with particular attention to local species and the rhythms of coastal waters.create immersive, inhabitable artworks.
Through the gallery director and curator Thomas Burge the exhibition is designed to sit comfortably between fine art, interior design, and applied surface work, encouraging visitors to experience the pieces throughout the Storehouse environment.