With the 2014/15 summer and fire season upon us on the Western Plains of NSW, the urgency to get the video component of my Cementa work in the can was becoming greater by the day. As chance had it, I lucky with the weather a couple of weekends ago, finding the perfect day for a burn. …
Countdown to Cementa
Not that I'm counting, but I'm estimating it's about seven months until Cementa 15 kicks off in Kandos. I've had a work in development since a three-month residency at the Fire Station Arts Centre in Dubbo last year, but the work has stalled for most of this year due to not knowing where in Kandos …
Cementa/Kandos Projects artist talks headline the year
There's nothing like spending time in the company of other artists to germinate latent creativity or motivation - as it was yesterday when I spent four hours in the company of artists at the first Cementa/Kandos Projects public event for 2014. Unable to spend all afternoon at Kandos Projects, I loitered long enough to engage …
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VIDEO: FSAC residency Sept-Nov 2013
Summertime blues…reds, pinks…
The days are long, the heat is oppressive. Dinners run into the dark of night as it's too hot to eat earlier, days start early in order to beat the heat. There's a lethargy that hangs over summertime, damping the mood to do anything much except stay cool. This time of year in Dubbo and …
