Story
My journey so far, how I work, and what’s in a name?
Fi Cameron — the artist
I live and create in Brisbane, Australia, on Jagera and Turrbal land, by the waterway of Kulpurum (Norman Creek). I have been creating art for over 30 years, having studied a Bachelor of Visual Arts, majoring in found-object sculpture in 1991-93.
Alongside my arts practice I have pursued other creative careers. As a chef, I worked in kitchens across Sydney, Sunshine Coast, Brisbane and London. In 1999, I began exploring the online realm with digital photography, image creation and web design – eventually leading to a career in digital experience design and communications.
Art-making has been my constant companion, responding to experiences and place. Beyond painting, drawing, and experimental photography, my work has encompassed temporal arrangements of found objects, site-specific installations, and experiential works.
A highlight of my artistic journey has been creating multi-sensory art experiences and interactive installations for children with a vision impairment and other disabilities — witnessing their joy, wonder and curiosity come to life.
Currently in my practice, I am exploring print-making, collage and assemblage using found and repurposed materials to create the marks and forms. My arts practice serves as a vital tool for processing life events, connecting with self and the universe, keeping me curious and mindful each day, and feeding my soul.
Where boundaries dissolve,
new connections emerge,
possibility takes flight.
Process, materials, inspiration
I work quickly and intuitively, guided by chance and physical aesthetic qualities of my materials—shape, line, colour, texture, functional capacity and pliability. The spontaneous compositions that emerge are often unexpected and playful. Subconscious associations are surfaced through this process, prompting more intentional play to investigate the themes further.
The visual elements mimic those found in the world around me— in my urban environment and from field trips to the beach and bush. I’m drawn to incidental compositions and discarded objects from human activity, and spontaneous patterns in nature.
My work spans two-dimensional, three-dimensional and digital realms. I experiment with a range of mediums and formats, working with whatever materials are available to me. Each piece may evolve through various phases before reaching its final iteration.
Found objects, once overlooked or discarded, take centre stage as sculptural heroes. Photographs portray them as calligraphic glyphs, which may be converted into digital fonts—a new alphabet for telling our stories.
Cardboard packaging becomes painted surface, then mixed-media assemblage. Compositions might be rearranged daily, with each permutation revealing different stories, validating the idea that multiple perspectives can be true and coexist. These often trigger new ideas for explorations in drawing, paint, and print.
Found objects, discarded packaging and “field specimens” are preserved as textures and patterns in layered prints – tapestries of the many histories that came before us, intersecting with those now unfolding.
Monoprints may be cut up and reimagined as collaged curiosities—little windows into my passing emotional state. Sometimes they radiate gratitude, hope, and joy; sometimes they yield to the angst of an increasingly dystopian and ravaged earth, acknowledging the full spectrum of our human experience.
Sometimes works are designed for interaction with the viewer. Experiential works may be temporary, permanent installations or one stage in the journey to final works.
Through these evolving mixed-media forms, I access stories—both highly personal and universal—about our human experience and our complex relationship with ourselves, each other and with nature. The visual language is ambiguous yet familiar, inviting you as viewer to bring your own associations to the work, connecting us through shared curiosity and wonder.
Opportunities flourish at the fuzzy edges.
Why ‘fuzzyfocus’?
fuzzyfocus is my personal creative playground, guided by intuition and the senses — it is raw and authentic self-expression.
The name fuzzyfocus feels personal in multiple ways.
Fuzzy has been my nickname since childhood.
‘Fuzzy’ focus is a little wordplay that speaks to my way of seeing and interpreting the world. It embodies my curiosity about what lies at the fringes — intrigued by the things in our periphery that often go unnoticed — where the boundaries blur, serendipitous threads intersect, and new stories unfold.
The name also hints at my passion for photography—a medium I fell in love with when my 4th-grade teacher introduced me to the magic of the darkroom. An early formative experience I am ever grateful for. (I often wonder where you are now Miss Sandbach.)
Time spent peering through the lens of a camera ignited my passion for exploring composition. I find myself constantly framing and reframing the spaces and places around me, seeking new perspectives and shifting focal points.
It was in 2002, while studying a Diploma in Multimedia, that I first adopted the name fuzzyfocus to represent my creative practice, as it expanded into the realm of digital art and design.
Since then, I’ve embraced fuzzyfocus as my creative identity, working as both artist and designer under its banner.
