Presented by Artosaurus Gallery and Studios, Main Rd Moonah, August 4th – 24th, 2022.
This exhibition contains a selection of works inspired by the light endemic to Tasmania. I have captured moments from my hiking explorations from kunanyi/Mt Wellington to Bruny Island.
Purchases may be made at the gallery.
The works were printed by Luke Wagner. Archival inkjet print on 310gsm rag paper mounted to composite panel with archival UV blocking laminate framed in solid Tasmanian Oak.
I acknowledge and pay respect to the nations across lutruwita/Tasmania, whose land I chose to make my home. It has been cared for by the first nations’ peoples for more than 60,000 years.
Lake Pedder
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Tas Oak Framed 48cm x 71cm - archival inkjet on 310gsm rag paper
The mid-winter sun pushes through rain clouds and highlights the old Serpentine River, now flooded by greed and insecurity. Highly Commended, 2021 Australian Mono Awards.
Lake Pedder is a sprawling body of water created, by an over-powerful hydro-electric commission, to feed into Lake Gordon. Rarely used for that purpose, its main achievement was in the formation of the world’s first green political party. An irony lost on progressives.
Sailing to Maria
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Tas Oak Framed 48cm x 143cm - archival inkjet on 310gsm rag paper
A lone sailing boat crosses the channel to Maria Island. The December midday sun, filtered through the falling shrouds of rain paints the scene in soft blue tones.
Snow Gums on kunanyi
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Tas Oak Framed 48cm x 71cm - archival inkjet on 310gsm rag paper
The already blue-tinted light is leeched of any remaining warmth by a late morning mist rising past Lost World on kunanyi/Mt Wellington in February. A stark reminder of how the summer sun can quickly disappear into inclemency.
The mountain above Hobart is the perfect environment for Snow Peppermint, Eucalyptus coccifera, to thrive in its many boulder fields. It is uniquely Tasmanian and, further, those found on kunanyi/Mt Wellington have features unique to the mountain.
Kunanyi Floret
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Tas Oak Framed 48cm x 71cm - archival inkjet on 310gsm rag paper
The Mountain Tea Tree, Leptospermum rupestre, forms beautiful, delicate-looking floral chains that drape over the dolerite boulders. Found only in Tasmania’s alpine areas, this plant is as tough as nails, surviving both summer and winter extremes.
Flowering in January, the summer light brings out the greens of the leaves, but draws attention to the dusky pink at the base of the petals.
Driftwood
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Tas Oak Framed 48cm x 71cm - archival inkjet on 310gsm rag paper
This piece is nothing more than the glory of the late afternoon October light as it shines upon driftwood on the shores of the Derwent River at Mortimer Bay. #thelittlethings
Tasmanian Shores
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Tas Oak Framed 48cm x 71cm - archival inkjet on 310gsm rag paper
Navigating the Fluted Cape Walk, on Bruny Island, I was drawn to the forests of kelp far below, swaying in the waves of the Tasman Sea. After finally reaching the shore, there were the remains of washed up kelp amongst the dolerite pebbles, themselves remnants of boulders-past battered by the relentless sea.
The March sun, filtered through an overcast sky, is both comforting and cool, belying the fact that the kelp forests are all but disappearing due to the increasing temperatures of the northern currents.
Timeless
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Tas Oak Framed 58cm x 81cm - archival inkjet on 310gsm rag paper
This is a direct representation of how kunanyi stands above nipaluna for time beyond measure, just as the stars have stood above kunanyi.
I have long been entranced by the light of the full moon. This piece is a study in the reflection of that light on dolerite columns. The crystal clear night sky, unencumbered by light pollution, add to the majesty that are The Organ Pipes of kunanyi/Mount Wellington.
Disappearing Tarn
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Tas Oak Framed 58cm x 81cm
Archival inkjet on 310gsm rag paper
Named after its ephemeral nature, the Tarn fills only after significant rain events and drains from below over just a few short days. At day’s end, after a November dump of snow, the early evening light gave the turquoise water a darker hue. The reflections of the snow laden trees are as fire made from ice dancing on the tarn’s surface.