Floria Tosca

Born: Korea,
Lives and works: Sydney and Bendalong, NSW

Artist Statement

Redeye Gum, 2025
Charcoal on gum tree

Drawn in charcoal directly onto the bark of a living gum tree, this cicada reflects themes of impermanence, transformation, and the cyclical nature of life. The work unites insect, tree, and artist in a fleeting moment—charcoal returning to wood, image fading with time. Rather than preserving, Tosca invites us to witness and let go.

About the Artist

Floria Tosca is a multi disciplinary practitioner drawing on her life experience growing up in a rural environment, her musical training as a violist and her years working as a medical doctor. Her non anthropocentric views inform her practice, which illuminates the complexities and interconnectedness of our existence. The artist possesses a sensitivity to our impact upon the environment, as well as nature’s place in our psyche. She was a finalist in the 2022 Halloran Contemporary Art Prize, the JADA, Drawing Prize, Dobell Drawing Prize #23 and the FLOW, Watercolour Prize and has undertaken residencies at Bundanon and the Ethics Centre Sydney as part of the Scrub Collective.