Return to Eden

Return to Eden is a contemplative new series by Sri Lankan–Australian artist Dharshi de Silva. Through her intricate eco-print technique, where botanical impressions emerge directly from leaves, bark, and blossoms, de Silva captures the rhythms of growth, decay, and renewal — revealing nature as both subject and collaborator.

In Return to Eden, de Silva reimagines Eden not as a distant paradise, but as a living metaphor for harmony and the continuous cycles of life. Her works invite us to rediscover our enduring connection to nature and to reflect on the timeless myths that mirror humanity’s quest for balance and belonging.

Each piece becomes a reminder that Eden is not lost, but present in the gestures of renewal that surround us: in the return of light after darkness, in the resilience of growth, and in our ability to find our way back into the flow of life itself.