Land Acknowledgement @ Time of Custodian

‘In the spirit of reconciliation the PLACE identity Series acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. I pay my respect to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.’

Place Statement @ Time of Conception

Is a contemporary visual approach to digitally photographing and montaging the landscape to express the psychological space within a designated place of identity. I continually aim to acknowledge and understand the land we are upon and my personal response of the stimuli that surrounds me with each step taken.

Personal Narrative @ Time of Capture

Investigation into a moment of time…

To take or to be taken; often distorted to reflect the other thought of how one ascertains one’s emotions at that point. At what point is the point that harmony strikes a chord to flow a rhythmic path to the next day.

Visual Information @ Time of Creation

The contemporary artwork is a layered narrative reflecting Mooloolaba to Maroochydore’s environment. Mooloolaba and Maroochydore are suburbs located side by side and situated in the Sunshine Coast, South East Queensland, Australia. On 8^th February 2014 on a Saturday morning around 8.30am I completed a return walk from Mooloolaba to Maroochydore continually photographing my response to the designated walk way I was on. In October 2014 post production commenced and four digital montages became Lot 1 in the PLACE identity Series, echoing a glorious morning as I observed the light within the urbanscape and the picturesque oceanscape.

Found Quote @ Time of Completion

Carl Jung once said, “There can be no transforming of darkness into light and of apathy into movement without emotions.”