BILLY RYAN is a video and photographic artist based in Sydney, Australia. His practice is deeply rooted in a fascination with nature and its ability to evoke wonder, imagination, and echo the strange logic of dreams.

Working across multiple disciplines, he explores ‘the unseen’ — the ethereal realm that surrounds us, but often escapes perception. Ryan personifies elements of nature by blending them with threads of speculative fiction, childhood memory, and daydream. Through this poetic lens, he creates imaginative depictions of the environment that resonate with the human experience, generating a vivid interplay between the organic and the constructed.

To visualise these hidden dimensions, Ryan employs the use of optical technology – a full-spectrum camera – capable of capturing light beyond the visible range (Infrared and ultraviolet). This expanded way of seeing renders landscapes in hypnotic and uncanny ways, offering a heightened perspective that feels both intensely hyperreal and strangely familiar.

Ryan is a co-founder co-founder and a lead artist at Babekühl, a Darlinghurst based creative studio.