Fault, mixed-media artwork by Michelle Gow featuring charred timber and fractured surfaces
Detail of charred timber from Fault by Michelle Gow.

Fault

2026
Charred timber, acrylic and ash
40 × 50 × 3 cm

Fault explores fracture, tension and instability through charred timber and layered surfaces. Intersecting forms suggest structural shifts and points of rupture, while burns, abrasions and exposed grain evoke the traces left by pressure, disruption and time.

Detail of charred timber from Fault by Michelle Gow.