Degradation and Decay; Urbanisation of the Landscape
Medium:
Acrylic Screen Prints on Colourbond,
Location:
Deniliquin, Wakool, Melbourne
2015-Current
The Australian landscape is continuously used as a strong source of inspiration towards my practice. My work consists of superimposed photographs put through an illustrative digital process which are fully realised through a succession of layered screen prints.
The backdrops of the images are a series of landscapes that have been taken from my hometown of Deniliquin, NSW. These become the base of the images, suggestive of drought and isolation through an over exaggeration of remote, barren spaces. Objects such as power boxes and abandoned pools are then injected into these landscapes, captured throughout suburbia from Footscray to Lilydale, as well as other developing Melbourne suburbs that have been affected by the real estate market. As the objects chosen have been forgotten, deemed useless and unwanted, their decaying appearance paired with the natural setting highlights how urbanisation is negatively impacting the Australian landscape, leaving it scarred and destitute.
AMCD STUDIO
AAANZ - Brimbank City - Barts Health NHS Trust - CAST - City of Stonnington - Fabio Ongarato Design - Little Projector Company - RMIT University - Melbourne University - Pick My Project - University of Queensland - Testing Grounds - Siteworks - Sunshine Print Artspace - West Space
AMCD Studio is currently working on unceded Wurundjeri and Boonwurung Land and acknowledges the Kulin Nation as the traditional owners of the land and respectfully recognises Elders past, present and future.
©AMCD Studio 2022
AMCD Studio is currently working on unceded Wurundjeri and Boonwurung Land and acknowledges the Kulin Nation as the traditional owners of the land and respectfully recognises Elders past, present and future.
©AMCD Studio 2022