Polonia is a long-form documentary project that aims to document and celebrate the rich and diverse history of the Polish diaspora in Australia and around the world, as well as the nostalgia for our native country. I seek to shed light on the Polish cultural narratives, experiences, and contributions of the Polish community as they…
Artist Statement As a child, I was fascinated by the photographs my grandma kept in her handbag. On these gelatine prints was a faceless man, whose features had been forcefully scribbled over with a blue ballpoint pen, or scratched out of existence altogether, leaving a ghost-like void where his face should have been. This was…
Artist Statement “In the grey monochrome of lockdown, constrained by rules and restrictions, my creative energy went stagnant. Until one afternoon, I closed the door to my studio, and something bloomed. A rebellion of colour, movement and fluidity. Dancing, moving and playing again, I felt a connection forming; a bridge to my hidden self.” I’d…
Italy during the selfie stick popularity.
Documentary photographic study of Ballarat Civic Hall building, the future site of Ballarat GovHub Work in progress January 2018. The neglected and controversial Ballarat Civic Hall site sits empty on Crown land before it undergoes an $8 million refurbishment to return the building to its former glory. In a few months this site will change…
My creative work usually begins with a moment of serendipity. In 2016, a chance encounter with Lake Hindmarsh in the Wimmera region of western Victoria, turned into a four-day photography project. Until then, the largest freshwater lake in the state had been – for me at least – a mere blue shape on the map. …
Artist Statement Submerged in their own worlds, dreams are reluctant subjects to photograph. Sometimes a dream image materialises and we catch a glimpse of that other world. Sometimes these images emerge thanks to the people we encounter, or the places we visit. There is something magical in attempts to capture slices of these dreams as…
