I am rain | Odelle Morshuis

Two forms merge and separate, held together by the rhythm of weather and breath. One figure appears to dissolve, as if made of falling light or water, while the other remains softly anchored beside it. Here, identity is fluid. The self becomes atmosphere — something that passes through, settles briefly, and moves on. Like rain, presence is gentle but transformative, leaving its mark not through force, but through quiet persistence.

Medium: Oil on cradled panel

Dimensions: H300mm x W300mm

Artist Bio

Odelle Morshuis is a Central Otago–based artist whose practice explores movement, time, and the subtle dynamics of human presence within shared spaces. Working across painting, mixed media, and sculpture, her work is shaped by observation, memory, and fleeting moments of experience.
Her imagery often suggests figures in motion or transition — layered, blurred, or partially obscured. Rather than fixed narratives, the work evokes psychological states such as connection, proximity, and absence, treating time as fluid and overlapping.

Morshuis’ restrained material approach leaves space for silence and gesture. Grounded in the Central Otago landscape, her practice invites slow engagement, offering moments of pause where movement, memory, and atmosphere quietly converge.

Masters in Fine Art, Wimbledon School of Art, London 2004
Bachelor of Art, Otago University N.Z.
Double major in Design and Art History, 1994-1997