P001 → Wide Open Space


Wide Open Space is an exhibition by Deep See Survey artists Leyla Bulmer and Bri Horne, with guest artist Emma Shepherd. A retrospective of their time together on residency at Boketto, a home nestled in Yuraygir National Park. Inspired by the sweeping plains, rich tones and textures, and open skies of Yaegl Country, this group exhibition is an ode to wide open space — wide open nature, wide open mind, wide open body, wide open spirit, wide open time.

Exhibition: March 21 - 30, 2025
Opening event: Friday 21 5-7pm
Open Friday - Sunday: 11am - 3pm
Open Monday - Thursday: by appointment (e: hello@brihorne.com)

Deep See Survey Space
87 Byrnes Rd, Shoreham 
Bunurong and Boon Wurrung Country

Works available for purchase below. 

Wide Open Space I

Wide Open Space I
Yaegl Country
400mm x 600mm
Digital photography
Canson Arches BFK Rives White 310gsm
Framed in black walnut, art glass

Wide Open Space II

Wide Open Space II
Yaegl Country
400mm x 600mm
Digital photography
Canson Arches BFK Rives White 310gsm
Framed in black walnut, art glass

Taking a walk on this brightly coloured orb on a Wednesday morn
Yaegl Country
400mm x 600mm
Digital photography
Canson Arches BFK Rives White 310gsm
Framed in black walnut, art glass

Earth, Water, Sky I

Earth, Water, Sky I
Yaegl Country
105mm x 150mm, A5 mounted
Mixed media


Earth, Water, Sky I — Unframed (as is)

Earth, Water, Sky I — Custom Frame* 

Earth, Water, Sky II

Earth, Water, Sky II
Yaegl Country
200mm x 300mm, A3 mounted
Mixed media

Earth, Water, Sky II — Unframed (as is)

Earth, Water, Sky II — Custom Frame*

Water(body) portal  

Water(body) portal  
Yaegl Country
200mm x 300mm, A3 mounted
Mixed media

Water(body) portal — Unframed (as is)

Water(body) portal — Custom Frame*

What does wide open space feel like in your body?

What does wide open space feel like in your body? 
8mm film, remastered as digital, silent 
2 minutes 19 seconds, aspect ratio 16:10, resolution 4K 
NFS

Note: The words featured (aside from the title) are by and inspired by Martha Beck’s Silence, Stillness and Space meditation which stem from work done by Princeton professor, Les Fehmi, PhD, BCIA-EEG, a pioneer in the field of neurofeedback. They have been included with permission.

INDIVIDUAL ARTIST STATEMENT

What role does wide open space play in the creative process? If space and time were always left wide open, would artworks get finished and shared with others? Where does wide open space sit in the human experience? In the chaos and fast pace of being a human on earth, how can we find, or rather, create, pockets of space? And when we find ourselves in the space wide open, what then? Can we slow down or do we find ourselves grasping at the tempting tendrils of productivity? 

The process of bringing this body of work to life has been a following of what feels curious: be it an ongoing existential sensemaking exploration; a yearning to play with photographic works with my hands; or a deep presence of wanting to make art that gets in the body.

What an honour it was to spend time on Yaegl Country, and notice and feel the differences to Bunurong and Boon Wurrung Country through the senses.

Printing by Thirds Fine Art Printing
Framing by Icon Frames

*Custom frame option for unframed works requires approx. 6 week turnaround