{"product_id":"kirstie-fray-the-scene-holds-its-breath","title":"Kirstie Fray, The Scene Holds Its Breath","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Scene Holds Its Breath\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInk on paper  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e27.5 × 40 cm in A3 frame  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e$440\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist Bio\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKirstie Fray (she\/they) is a Naarm-based artist working predominantly in ink and watercolour. Centring interiority and softness, reflecting the quiet resilience and tenderness found in lived experience.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExploring the quiet power of queer domesticity and the ways we build spaces that let us exist as ourselves. Drawn to moments where softness and strength sit together, where a room becomes an extension of the body; a site of intimacy and self‑possession. Through line, light, and small details, I celebrate the quiet, expansive ways we make home in ourselves and in the spaces we claim. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtwork Statement: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA nude man reclines in an imagined coastal bar, fully aware of the eyes on him. He meets the viewer with a look that holds a quiet dare, a connection balanced between curiosity and a slow‑building tension. The moment sits there, unhurried, letting both sides decide how long to hold the gaze.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nightingale Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51781746196768,"sku":null,"price":440.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0986\/5809\/1296\/files\/Untitleddesign_48.png?v=1780556901","url":"https:\/\/nightingale-gallery.myshopify.com\/products\/kirstie-fray-the-scene-holds-its-breath","provider":"Nightingale Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}