ILDIKO HAMMOND

Ildiko Hammond is an Australian contemporary painter based in Northern NSW. Her work explores portraiture, memory, and lived experience, with exhibitions spanning over three decades. 

The doors featured in these self-portraits, once a defining element of my former, flood-affected home (see Behind the Work), no longer exist in my daily life. There is a singular interior landscape painted from behind doors in the same home. Their absence has left me unsure about the direction of my work. Since the 2022 flood, I’ve given myself time to sit with this loss and reconnect with the core of my painting practice. This period of reflection has opened space for deeper inquiry and the possibility of a renewed artistic direction. This is a transformative chapter in my practice, as I navigate new emotional and historical terrain and allow my work to evolve in its own time.