This portrait depicts a baby from Kununurra in the Kimberley, painted by Adnate following timespent in community. Created as a solo work, the painting focuses on a fleeting moment in early life— a time defined by vulnerability, curiosity and rapid change.

The close framing and softened brushwork emphasise immediacy and presence, capturing an expression that feels both intimate and unguarded. The surrounding colour and movement echo the heat and intensity of the Kimberley landscape, situating the child within place without narrative overlay.

Transient reflects on impermanence and becoming — a reminder that identity begins long before words or story, shaped quietly through place, care and connection in the earliest moments of life.

- ADNATE, 2026