My practice emerges from the ecotones of art, research and spatial design. Working between Melbourne (Narrm) and Sicily, I explore dwelling as a relational process shaped by the interplay of body, place, memory, atmosphere and presence.

Through walking, drawing, mapping, and embodied observation, I engage with interiors and environments shaped by transition, memory, and change. My projects develop through processes of site encounter and slow engagement with place, attending to traces of use, material change, and the shifting atmospheres of lived environments.

Working across interiors, installations, photographic works, archives, and site-responsive projects, I approach space as something continually formed through movement, perception, and everyday experience—and the narratives that emerge from them.


Areas of Practice

Art and site-responsive projects
Research and place-based inquiry
Creative direction, strategy and spatial storytelling
Spatial, interior and exhibition design

Contact

Emma@emmajdavis.com
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Casa Giglio
Via Sottotenente C. Giglio
92022 Cammarata (AG)
Sicily, Italy

Suite 314
L4 80 Market Street
South Melbourne (Naarm)
Victoria, Australia 3205
Photo Henry Trumble


I acknowledge the Woiwurrung and Boonwurrung peoples of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Owners of the lands where I live and work in Australia, and pay my respects to Elders past, present, and emerging, and to all First Nations peoples. I also recognise the Indigenous peoples of Sicily—the Sicani, Elymians, and Sicels—whose early stewardship shaped the island and whose cultures and histories were reshaped by waves of colonisation.

© Copyright 2026 Emma J Davis. 

Spatial Design, Art & Research
Email: Emma@emmajdavis.com
Casa Giglio
Via Sottotenente C. Giglio
92022 Cammarata (AG)
Sicily, Italy 
L4 80 Market Street
South Melbourne (Naarm)
Victoria, Australia 3205