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What makes a woman iconic? Jude Morrell’s photographic portrait of local artist Milena Sallustio looks at the image, the symbol and the complexity contained within a seemingly simple human form.
A photographic work by Jude Morrell · Featuring Milena Sallustio · Created for the inaugural Inspired by Her exhibition.
Jude Morrell · ICON · 2026 · Photography · Featuring Milena Sallustio · © Jude Morrell
ARTIST’S STATEMENT
In Jude’s words:
My photographic portrait of local artist Milena Sallustio represents the iconic woman.
Strong, capable, creative, loving, and when necessary, fiercely protective.
The word ‘icon’ as we know it today comes from the ancient Greek (eikón) meaning ‘image, resemblance.’ Icons today, as graphics, are simple and direct, designed to be immediately ‘read’ by the viewer. The black lines of this icon read as ‘human.’
Underneath the lines, the complexity of being uniquely individual is contained within its shape. Icons of the past would often be small paintings, mosaics or stained glass that were greatly treasured.
This one was made in Photoshop.
“Strong, capable, creative, loving, and when necessary, fiercely protective.”
ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHER
Jude Morrell
Jude Morrell is a photographer interested in exploring the intersection between memory, emotion and visual storytelling, with images that invite viewers to pause, reflect and connect with how we are in an ever-changing, yet still very beautiful world.
She is an art photographer whose practice spans many years of creative engagement with image-making as well as archives and community-based cultural work and teaching.
She believes that art photography is not only a medium for expression but also a way of creating dialogue — between artist and viewer, subject and story, image and emotion.
ABOUT THE SUBJECT
Milena Sallustio
Milena Sallustio is a multidisciplinary artist whose work explores the intersection of the subconscious and reality. She creates works that delve into themes of transformation, emotional resonance, and the unseen forces that shape the human experience.
Milena also contributed her own visual artwork to the Inspired by Her exhibition — a drawing exploring Nonna, Mother, Daughter relationships and the cyclical nature of change across generations.
VIEW MILENA’S WORK
INSPIRED BY HER · THE ORANA WOMAN
Eight women. Eight creative responses.
Continue through the inaugural Inspired by Her collection.
INSPIRED BY HER