With its headwaters rising under Manjal Jimalji also known as Devil’s Thumb, the Mossman River winds its way eastward through Kuku Yalanji land, home to the world’s oldest continually surviving rainforest.

Existing somewhere between photography and painting, River Bound is the result of hundreds of photographs being painted together to create a more honest image that reflects my experience and emotional response to this staggeringly beautiful and unique part of the world. - Catherine Nelson 2024