Ellis Hutch creates drawings, videos, installations, and performances inspired by powerful stories, significant places, and the mechanisms of curiosity and wonder. She questions how people establish social relationships and transform their environments to create inhabitable spaces. Recently Ellis has been paying close attention to the place she lives and works, unceded Ngunnawal, Ngunawal and Ngambri country, investigating the effects of ‘invasive species,’ including humans on the Molonglo River. Ellis completed a PhD in Photography and Media Art at the ANU in 2019 and identifies rigorous research combined with playful approach as core elements in her practice.