Artist statement: A postcard to Aotearoa (New Zealand) is a series of images exploring the emancipating concept of escapism, but consequential from the misfortune of not being able to return home, due to lock down restrictions in Melbourne at the time. I originally went to Aotearoa for a ten-day skiing holiday, but was faced with a decision, that unbeknownst to me, would shape the next year of my life. At the end of my ten-day holiday I had the split decision to either stay and explore a new country that could ultimately be filled with new people, cultures and experiences, or to commute back to my home and face another inevitable lockdown. This love letter is a visual documentation of Aotearoa, a place I now calls his second home. Within this project, I wanted to pay homage to this beautiful country through representing it, and the people I was lucky enough to have shared this opportunity with, in the best possible way.