Exploring the intense heat and towering eucalyptus forests of southwestern Western Australia, Warm trees is a new body of work by Antony Muia. The series draws from the region’s harsh yet compelling environment, inviting viewers into a world where nature is both familiar and mysterious.

Through delicate layers of watercolour, ink, and pencil, Muia constructs dreamlike treescapes that blur the lines between reality and fantasy. Native and introduced animals populate these quiet scenes, appearing in strange, contemplative tableaux that evoke a sense of surrealism and subtle emotional depth.

These evocative compositions explore the porous boundary between landscape and imagination. Muia's work traces the emotional undercurrents of place, revealing how deeply environment and memory intertwine in the human experience of the natural world.