Giclee on Somerset Velvet 330 gsm Paper, 60x60cm, Edition of 50
A young elephant steps forward, half-formed in striking cobalt, as if memory and reality are still negotiating its shape. Louise McNaught drenches the calf in electric blue — a colour that reads part war paint, part warning flare — while fine drips fall like rainfall or data streams, hinting at both nature’s cycles and humanity’s impact.
The elephants posture is gentle, unsure, almost shy — a quiet contrast to the bold colour that engulfs it. The blue becomes a symbol of inheritance: the weight of a species marked by loss, resilience, and the long shadows cast by disappearing elders.