Christopher Rainham

Christopher’s work has always been inspired by the natural world and more specifically an experience of the natural world. He is inspired by the way flora and fauna is woven into language, the explanations of things, stories and beliefs.

Animals and flowers and birds have their own symbolism, are the characters in myths, some of the players in religious writings, metaphors for things we can’t explain. The birds in Christopher’s paintings are the motif of his designs, the objects of his composition and an element of pattern.

Christopher is interested in the way society interacts with the wild and not so wild things around it, the affect we have on the environment and the living things that rely on it to survive.