Wimmera series
My twilight landscapes from the Wimmera series portray the stark dryness of Lake Hindmarsh. Years of drought had taken their toll on Lake Hindmarsh, but in early 2011, it had experienced a remarkable revival through regional flooding. As I discovered, this lake can turn from an aquatic paradise to an arid landscape in the blink of an eye, and during these dry periods, it remains a secluded and solitary haven. At night this place is magical, with the long-dead trees bathing in the wild glow of firelight and torch beams. Under the vast starry sky, amidst the stillness, I returned to my childhood days in Poland, where I had felt a similar connection to the land.
Wimmera Nights reflects on the fragile and ever-changing relationship between land, water and memory. At Lake Hindmarsh, the boundary between land and water is as elusive as the passage of time itself. What was once an aquatic paradise can become an arid expanse, only to be transformed again by rain.
The series captures this fleeting beauty of the natural world, and with it, a quiet reminder of our own transience.
* Available as 100% cotton museum-grade fine art paper prints.
